身みも世よもあらぬ

expression

heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief

Set phrase describing a state of extreme emotional distress where one loses composure, often used in literary or dramatic contexts. Compare with 身も世もない (みもよもない), which is more common in modern speech.

See also: 身も世もない (みもよもない)

• 彼かの女じょは身みも世よもあらぬ様よう子すで泣なき崩くずれた。

  She broke down crying in a heartrending, desperate manner.

• 身みも世よもあらぬ悲かなしみに暮くれる日ひ々びだった。

  Those were days spent in hopeless, overwhelming grief.