悶(もだ)える

もだえる
ichidan verb
to writhe, to suffer agony, to agonize
1. to writhe in pain, to suffer agony
To twist and turn one's body due to intense physical pain or emotional distress.
痛(いた)みに悶(もだ)える
to writhe in pain
苦(くる)しさに悶(もだ)えながら夜(よる)を過(す)ごした。
I spent the night writhing in agony.
腹痛(ふくつう)で床(ゆか)に倒(たお)れて悶(もだ)えた。
I collapsed on the floor writhing from stomach pain.
2. to agonize, to be tormented (emotionally)
To suffer intense emotional distress such as frustration, longing, or jealousy.
嫉妬(しっと)に悶(もだ)える
to be tormented by jealousy
恋(こい)に悶(もだ)える若者(わかもの)
a young person tormented by love
答(こた)えが出(で)ない問題(もんだい)に悶(もだ)え続(つづ)けた。
I kept agonizing over a problem with no answer.

TRANSITIVITY: Intransitive (自動詞(じどうし)). Uses に particle for cause: 痛(いた)みに悶(もだ)える.

CONJUGATION: Ichidan verb: 悶(もだ)えない, 悶(もだ)えます, 悶(もだ)えて, 悶(もだ)えれば.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 痛(いた)み/苦(くる)しみに悶(もだ)える (to writhe in pain/agony)
  • 恋(こい)/嫉妬(しっと)に悶(もだ)える (to be tormented by love/jealousy)
  • 悶(もだ)え苦(くる)しむ (to suffer in agony - compound verb)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 身悶(みもだ)える (to writhe - emphasizes whole body)
  • 苦(くる)しむ (to suffer - more general)
  • 悩(なや)む (to worry, be troubled - less intense)
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Added 2026.1.31 19:53
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