noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
humiliation; indignity; affront; assault
A formal, literary term for an act that deeply humiliates or insults someone, often involving an abuse of power or physical violation. Rare in everyday speech; more common in historical or legal contexts.
彼は上官から陵虐を受けたと訴えた。
He complained that he had been subjected to humiliation by his superior officer.
その行為は人権に対する陵虐に当たる。
That act constitutes an affront to human rights.