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忌むべき (いむべき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

忌いむべき

Meanings

1

abominable; detestable

A formal, literary expression used to describe something morally repugnant or deeply offensive. Often appears in serious or condemnatory contexts.

彼かれの行こう為いは忌いむべき犯はん罪ざいだ。
His act is an abominable crime.
差さ別べつは忌いむべきことだ。
Discrimination is a detestable thing.

Kanji

忌mourning, abhor, detestable

Related words

憎にくむべき
憎むべき means 'hateful' or 'deserving of hatred', focusing on personal animosity, while 忌むべき carries a stronger moral or ritualistic aversion.

Etymology

From the verb 忌む (imu, 'to avoid, to detest') + the classical auxiliary べき (beki, 'should'), literally 'should be avoided/detested'. The form is a fixed classical expression.