耻辱 (chǐ rǔ) — disgrace, shame, humiliation
Definition
耻辱 (chǐrǔ) is a formal noun for deep, lasting disgrace — for events, history, or one's condition. 丢脸 is the colloquial verb for the act of losing face, while 羞耻 is the adjective describing the feeling of shame.
noun
disgraceshamehumiliation
Examples
- ，耻辱。Zuò bì bèi jiē fā hòu, tā gǎn dào qián suǒ wèi yǒu de chǐ rǔ.After being exposed for cheating, he felt an unprecedented disgrace.
- 耻辱。Lì shǐ shàng de zhè yí yè xiě mǎn le chǐ rǔ.This page in history is filled with shame.
- 耻辱。Tā nìng yuàn sǐ yě bú yuàn rěn shòu zhè zhǒng chǐ rǔ.He would rather die than endure this humiliation.
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