悩ます

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 悩ます, read なやます, and it is a godan transitive verb meaning to trouble, distress, or cause someone persistent difficulty.
• Basic usage: The basic sense of 悩ます is for a problem or condition to burden someone with worry, frustration, or suffering.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Causing trouble versus experiencing worry with 悩む
  • The forms are 悩ます and 悩まして. 悩む is intransitive and describes the person who worries, whereas 悩ます is transitive and makes noise or procedures the cause troubling someone.
• Nightly noise and burdensome procedures
  • 夜ごとの騒音は近所の住民を悩ます深刻な問題です。 — Nightly noise is a serious problem troubling nearby residents.
  • 複雑な手続きが多くの利用者を長い間悩ましてきました。 — Complex procedures have frustrated many users for a long time.