むしばむ
Mushibamu
Other forms: 虫食む、蝕ばむ
蝕む (Mushibamu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be worm-eaten, to be eaten by worms, to affect adversely, to spoil”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms
- godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into
Examples
癌のように蝕む静寂。
Silence grows like cancer.
疲労が彼の健康をむしばんでいる。
Fatigue is undermining his health.
彼の名誉は貪欲によってむしばまれた。
His honor was corroded by greed.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).