身みも世よもない

expression, i-adjective

heartrending; desperate; full of grief

Describes a state of extreme emotional distress where one feels utterly lost, as if both body and world are gone. Often used in set expressions like 身も世もなく泣く (to cry one's heart out).

• 彼かの女じょは身みも世よもなく泣なき崩くずれた。

  She broke down crying her heart out.

• 身みも世よもない思おもいで、ただ立たち尽つくしていた。

  Overwhelmed with grief, I just stood there frozen.