辱める
はずかしめる
verb (ichidan)
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 辱める | 辱めない |
| Present polite | 辱めます | 辱めません |
| Past | 辱めた | 辱めなかった |
| Past polite | 辱めました | 辱めませんでした |
| て form | 辱めて | 辱めなくて |
| ている present | 辱めている | 辱めていない |
| ている polite | 辱めています | 辱めていません |
| ている past | 辱めていた | 辱めていなかった |
| ている past polite | 辱めていました | 辱めていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 辱めれば | 辱めなければ |
| Conditional たら | 辱めたら | 辱めなかったら |
| Volitional | 辱めよう | — |
| Volitional polite | 辱めましょう | — |
| Potential | 辱められる | 辱められない |
| Passive | 辱められる | 辱められない |
| Causative | 辱めさせる | 辱めさせない |
| Imperative | 辱めろ | 辱めるな |
1.
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame
To cause someone to feel deep shame or loss of dignity, often deliberately or publicly. Carries a stronger and more formal tone than simply embarrassing someone.
A literary and somewhat formal verb meaning to cause someone to feel deep shame or disgrace. Related to the adjective 恥ずかしい (embarrassing, ashamed) but with a more deliberate, severe connotation — this word implies intentionally or publicly shaming someone.
Usage
Often used in the passive (辱められる) to describe being on the receiving end of humiliation. The person humiliated is marked by を.
Common collocations
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This word is more formal and literary than casual speech. In everyday conversation, 恥をかかせる (to cause someone to feel embarrassed) is more common.