expression, i-adjective
cannot help (doing); cannot suppress (a feeling)
Used with nouns expressing emotions or involuntary reactions (e.g., 涙, 怒り, 同情). Follows the pattern ...を禁じ得ない.
彼の話を聞いて、涙を禁じ得なかった。
Hearing his story, I couldn't hold back my tears.
そのニュースに怒りを禁じ得
I cannot suppress my anger at that news.