Vocabulary
Form
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think
verb
vt
vi
Example sentences
憎まれっ子（にくまれっこ）世（よ）に憚（はばか）る。
Ill weeds grow apace.
どの家（いえ）も人（ひと）に憚（はばか）る秘密（ひみつ）がある。
Every family has a skeleton in the closet.