What does 病む mean?
病む is a Japanese verb meaning “to fall ill, to be ill” in English. It can also be translated as “to suffer from (e.g. a disease), to be depressed” depending on context. It is written as 病む in kanji, やむ in hiragana, and yamu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
彼女は痛風を病んでいる。
She is affected with the gout.