やむを得えぬ

expression

cannot be helped; unavoidable

A slightly formal or literary alternative to やむを得ない, used to express that a situation is inevitable or beyond one's control. Often appears in set phrases like やむを得ぬ事情.

See also: やむを得ない

• やむを得えぬ事じ情じょうで欠けっ席せきします。

  I will be absent due to unavoidable circumstances.

• この決けっ定ていはやむを得えぬものだった。

  This decision was unavoidable.