污辱 (wū rǔ) — to humiliate, to insult; to defile, to sully, to rape

Definition

Strong, literary verb meaning 'to humiliate, insult, or defile' (a person's dignity, traditions, etc.). Heavier and more written than 侮辱 wǔrǔ, and note its third sense: 'to rape'.

verb
to humiliateto insultto defileto sullyto rape

Examples

  • 污辱
    Tā dāng zhòng wū rǔ le wǒ de zūn yán.
    He publicly humiliated my dignity.
  • 污辱
    Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi wū rǔ le wǒ men de chuán tǒng.
    This behavior defiles our traditions.
  • 污辱
    Tā yīn wèi wū rǔ nǚ xìng bèi pàn le shí nián.
    He was sentenced to ten years for raping a woman.

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