屈辱(くつじょく)

くつじょく
noun
humiliation
1. humiliation, disgrace
The state of being humiliated or disgraced; injury to one's dignity.
屈辱(くつじょく)を味(あじ)わった。
I experienced humiliation.
屈辱的(くつじょくてき)な敗北(はいぼく)だった。
It was a humiliating defeat.
屈辱(くつじょく)に耐(た)えられない。
I can't bear the humiliation.

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.

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Added 2026.1.16 8:59 · Revised 2026.1.26 23:37
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