恥辱|ちじょくchijoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundisgrace; shame; insult

• Synonym屈辱くつじょくNeutralThe humiliated feeling of being insulted or forced to submit, as in 「屈辱的な敗北」「屈辱を味わう」; 「恥辱」 is more written and centers on disgrace suffered.
• Synonym不名誉ふめいよNeutralStresses damage to one's reputation or honor, as in 「不名誉な事件」.
• Synonym恥はじNeutralThe everyday word for shame or losing face, as in 「恥をかく」; 「恥辱」 is the more written term for disgrace suffered.
• Synonym恥さらしはじさらしCasualColloquial; a person or act that is an open disgrace, usable both to berate others and in self-mockery.
• Synonym汚辱おじょくWrittenWritten register and very rare; close in meaning to 「恥辱」, covering disgrace and humiliation.
• Synonym不面目ふめんぼくNeutralLosing face; stresses the loss of dignity or standing, and is rarely used in written prose.
• Related侮辱ぶじょくNeutralThe act of insulting or demeaning someone, to their face or behind their back; centers on the offender's behavior.
• Related汚名おめいNeutralA bad name or reputation; often in 「汚名を返上する」, clearing away the disgrace attached to one's name.
• Related汚点おてんNeutralA stain or blot; figuratively a disgraceful episode in one's history, as in 「経歴の汚点」.
• Related辱めはずかしめWrittenWritten register; humiliation or disgrace, also sexual violation, as in 「辱めを受ける」.
• Antonym名誉めいよNeutralAntonym: honor and good repute, as in 「名誉を守る」; the opposite of the disgrace one suffers.
• Antonym栄光えいこうNeutralAntonym: brilliant glory, as in 「栄光をつかむ」; the opposite pole from disgrace.

For everyday shame or losing face, use 「恥」. For disgrace suffered, especially in written prose, use 「恥辱」, as in 「恥辱を受ける」. For a bad reputation pick 「汚名」; for the humiliated feeling after being insulted, pick 「屈辱」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 恥はじ。辱はずかしめ。不名誉ふめいよなこと。