恥辱

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 恥辱, read ちじょく, is an abstract noun for humiliation or disgrace caused by dishonor.
• Basic usage: 恥辱を感じる names the emotion experienced; 敗北を恥辱と受け止める classifies defeat as a disgrace.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Experienced humiliation and evaluative disgrace
  • The first construction directly feels the humiliation; と受け止める in the second marks the interpretation assigned to defeat.