悶もん

noun

agony; anguish

Rare standalone noun; in modern Japanese the concept is more commonly expressed by 悶え (もだえ) or 苦悶 (くもん). This form is mostly seen in literary or classical contexts.

See also: 悶え (もだえ)

• 古ふるい詩しに「悶もんのうちに時ときは過すぎ」とある。

  An old poem reads, 'Time passes in agony.'

• 「悶もん」という一いち字じで深ふかい苦くるしみを表あらわすことがある。

  The single character 悶 can express deep suffering.