忌む

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 忌む is read as いむ and is a godan transitive verb for shunning something as taboo, ominous, or deeply objectionable.
• Basic usage: Use 口笛を吹くことを忌む for a customary taboo and 人をだます行いを忌む for strong personal aversion.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Community taboo and personal values
  • The fictional village treats nighttime whistling as taboo, while the grandfather morally detests deceit.
• Stronger judgment than simple avoidance
  • Compared with 避ける, it conveys a strong judgment that the act is taboo or objectionable, not merely inconvenient.