見みるに忍しのびない

expression, i-adjective

painful to look at; too miserable to watch

Idiomatic expression used when a scene is so pitiful, tragic, or embarrassing that one cannot bear to watch. Often implies a sense of helplessness or deep sympathy.

• 彼かれの苦くるしむ姿すがたは見みるに忍しのびなかった。

  It was painful to watch him suffer.

• その映えい画がの残ざん酷こくなシーンは見みるに忍しのびない。

  The cruel scenes in that movie are too painful to watch.