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Emotion & Feeling

もんもん

mon-mon

Tormented; anguished thoughts

Being unable to sleep or rest because troubling thoughts keep churning. A state of mental anguish where you can't find peace.

💡Used when lying awake at night worrying, being tortured by regret, or unable to stop overthinking.

Example

好きな人に告白するか、もんもんと悩み続けた。

I was tormented by whether or not to confess my feelings to the person I like.

Quiz yourself

She spent the whole night ___ agonizing over the difficult decision.

彼女は一晩中○○とその難しい決断に悩んだ。

tormentedanguishedsleeplessworriedoverthinking
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