屈辱（くつじょく）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: humiliation
Example sentences
- 大差で負けて屈辱を味わった。 — Losing by a wide margin, he tasted humiliation.
- 屈辱をばねに、練習に励む。 — She turned her humiliation into motivation and threw herself into practice.
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