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N1

を禁じ得ない

💡Meaning

Cannot help feeling

📝Usage

Noun + を禁じ得ない (をきんじえない)

⚠️Notes

A formal, literary expression for an uncontrollable feeling. "Can't suppress..." (e.g., 彼の不幸な話に、涙を禁じ得なかった。 - I could not hold back my tears at his sad story.)