Refers to the feeling or state of being shamed or disgraced, often as a result of someone's actions. Commonly used in the phrase 辱めを受ける (to be humiliated).
She testified that she was sexually violated by that man.
める
humiliate; disgrace; put to shame · violate; sexually assault; rape
Written forms
辱めUsage68%
Standard kanji spelling.
辱しめUsage32%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in normal writing.
Etymology
Derived from the verb 辱める (はずかしめる, to humiliate or disgrace), which itself comes from 恥ずかしい (はずかしい, shameful) with the causative/transitive suffix める. The noun form 辱め nominalizes the verb stem.
