胸 騒(むなさわ)ぎ

むなさわぎ

noun

unease, anxious feeling, foreboding

1. unease, anxious feeling, foreboding, premonition

A vague feeling of anxiety or unease, typically a sense that something bad is about to happen, without a clear rational basis.

胸騒(むなさわ)ぎがする。

I have an uneasy feeling.

何(なん)だか胸騒(むなさわ)ぎがして眠(ねむ)れなかった。

I had an anxious feeling for some reason and couldn't sleep.

朝(あさ)から胸騒(むなさわ)ぎがしていたが、やはり悪(わる)い知(し)らせが届(とど)いた。

I had a feeling of foreboding since morning, and sure enough, bad news arrived.

Usage

Almost always used with the verb する: 胸騒(むなさわ)ぎがする (to have a feeling of unease). Describes an intuitive, often irrational sense that something is wrong.

Common collocations

胸騒(むなさわ)ぎがする: to have an uneasy feeling
胸騒(むなさわ)ぎを覚(おぼ)える: to feel a sense of foreboding
何(なん)となく胸騒(むなさわ)ぎがする: to have a vague feeling of unease

Etymology

Literally "chest disturbance" — 胸(むね) (chest) + 騒(さわ)ぎ (commotion). Reflects the physical sensation of anxiety felt in the chest.

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Added 2026.2.8 14:27 · Revised 2026.9.22 21:36

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