蝕む

むしばむ

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil

common word Also written 虫食む、蝕ばむ

Meaning

v5mvtvi
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms
v5mvtvi
to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy

Example sentences

癌のように蝕む静寂。

Silence grows like cancer.
錆が鉄を虫食むのと同様に心配は心を虫食む。

As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.