屈辱|くつじょくkutsujoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundisgrace; humiliation
   死しぬ方かたが屈辱くつじょくを受うけるよりもましだ。↗

   Death is preferable to dishonor.

• Synonym恥辱ちじょくWrittenWritten/formal term for disgrace that brings dishonour, as in 「恥辱を受ける」; 「屈辱」 stresses the feeling of being made to submit and suffer insults.
• Synonym汚辱おじょくWrittenWritten/formal word for humiliation that stains or defiles, with a strong taint of stigma; 「屈辱」 focuses on being forced to submit and suffer insult.
• Synonym辱めはずかしめNeutralNeutral word for an act of insult or sexual violation, as in 「辱めを受ける」; 「屈辱」 is the feeling of the one made to submit.
• Related恥はじNeutralNeutral word for the shame you feel about yourself, as in 「恥をかく」; 「屈辱」 is humiliation inflicted by others who force you to submit.
• Related侮辱ぶじょくWrittenWritten/formal word for the act of mocking someone and damaging their honour, as in 「侮辱罪」; 「屈辱」 is the feeling of the person insulted.
• Antonym名誉めいよWrittenWritten/formal word for honour, credit and dignity; stands opposite 「屈辱」 on the honour–disgrace scale.
• Antonym栄光えいこうWrittenWritten/formal word for great glory, as in 「栄光を手にする」; the opposite of 「屈辱」 on the honour–disgrace scale.

Use 「屈辱」 for the feeling of being forced to submit and humiliated, as in 「屈辱的な敗北」 or 「屈辱を味わう」. For disgrace that dishonours, choose 「恥辱」; for shame you feel yourself, 「恥」; for the act of insulting, 「侮辱」. The opposites are 「名誉」 and 「栄光」.

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1. 屈服くっぷくさせられ辱はずかしめを受うけること、侮辱ぶじょくされること。