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

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1. う-verb (む), Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

   1. 1.

      to be worm-eaten, to be eaten by worms

   2. 2.

      to affect adversely, to spoil, to ruin, to undermine, to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.), to eat into, to destroy