外がい憂ゆう

noun

external troubles; foreign threat

Refers to problems or threats originating from outside one's country or group, often used in political or historical contexts. Frequently contrasted with 内憂 (internal troubles).

See also: 内憂

• その国くには内ない憂ゆう外がい患かんに苦くるしんでいたが、特とくに外がい憂ゆうへの対たい策さくが急きゅう務むだった。

  The country was suffering from internal and external troubles, but countermeasures against external threats were particularly urgent.