悩ませる

• 読み: なやませる
• ローマ字: nayamaseru
• 漢字の分解: 悩 (nō/naya) — trouble, torment, worry
• 発音: /na.ja.ma.se.ɾɯ/

意味

To trouble; to torment; to perplex or vex someone; to cause distress or worry.

A Group 2 (ichidan) causative form of 悩む (to be troubled, to agonise). 悩ませる places the causing agent at the centre: something or someone actively inflicts worry or perplexity on another. It appears in contexts where a difficult problem torments a researcher, a persistent question vexes a philosopher, or a situation leaves someone unable to find peace. Because it is a causative, it requires a clear source of the distress.

例文

1. この数学の問題は優秀な学者たちを長年悩ませてきた難問だ。
2. 部下の突然の退職がマネージャーを悩ませ、チーム全体の士気にも影響した。
3. どちらの選択肢が正しいのか、彼女を何週間も悩ませた末にようやく答えが出た。

使い方ガイド

場面: academia, workplace, psychology, daily life

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

Causative form of 悩む, itself from Old Japanese 悩む (nayamu), related to feelings of anguish and inner torment. The 悩 kanji combines 心 (heart) and 囟 (fontanelle, a soft spot), evoking vulnerability and inner pain.

文化的背景

時代: Contemporary

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General