屈辱(くつじょく)

屈辱(くつじょく) is a formal, literary word for severe humiliation or disgrace.

WORD FORMATION:
屈(くつ) (to bend/submit) + 辱(じょく) (disgrace)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

• 屈辱(くつじょく)を味(あじ)わう: to experience humiliation
• 屈辱(くつじょく)を受(う)ける: to suffer humiliation
• 屈辱(くつじょく)に耐(た)える: to endure humiliation
• 屈辱的(くつじょくてき)な: humiliating (adjective)

CONTRAST:

• 屈辱(くつじょく): humiliation (formal, severe)
• 恥(はじ): shame (general)
• 恥(は)ずかしい: embarrassing (casual)

USAGE:
Used in serious, dramatic, or formal contexts. Common in literature, news reports about defeats or scandals, and formal writing.