NichiDict

思い悩む

おもいなやむ
[omoinayamu]

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

Examples

彼はずっと進路に思い悩んだ

He agonized for a long time over his career path.

一人で思い悩むのは良くない。

Worrying all alone isn't good.

新米の母親は仕事と育児の両立を思い悩んでいる

The new mother is agonizing over balancing work and childcare.