侮ぶ辱じょく

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侮辱する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	侮ぶ辱じょくする	侮ぶ辱じょくしない
Polite	侮ぶ辱じょくします	侮ぶ辱じょくしません
Past polite	侮ぶ辱じょくしました	侮ぶ辱じょくしませんでした
Past	侮ぶ辱じょくした	侮ぶ辱じょくしなかった
Te-form	侮ぶ辱じょくして	侮ぶ辱じょくしないで
Desire	侮ぶ辱じょくしたい	侮ぶ辱じょくしたくない
Potential	侮ぶ辱じょくできる	侮ぶ辱じょくできない
Passive	侮ぶ辱じょくされる	侮ぶ辱じょくされない
Causative	侮ぶ辱じょくさせる	侮ぶ辱じょくさせない
Causative passive	侮ぶ辱じょくさせられる	侮ぶ辱じょくさせられない
Volitional	侮ぶ辱じょくしよう
Polite volitional	侮ぶ辱じょくしましょう
Imperative	侮ぶ辱じょくしろ	侮ぶ辱じょくするな
Conditional	侮ぶ辱じょくすれば	侮ぶ辱じょくしなければ
Tara conditional	侮ぶ辱じょくしたら	侮ぶ辱じょくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

insult; affront; slight; contempt

Covers verbal insults, disrespectful treatment, and legal contempt. Often used with する to mean 'to insult' or 'to show contempt'.

彼かれの言こと葉ばは私わたしへの侮ぶ辱じょくだ。
His words are an insult to me.
公おおやけの場ばで人ひとを侮ぶ辱じょくしてはいけない。
You must not insult people in public.
裁さい判ばん所しょを侮ぶ辱じょくしたとして罰ばっ金きんを科かせられた。
He was fined for contempt of court.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を侮ぶ辱じょくするto insult someone
彼かれは公こう然ぜんと上じょう司しを侮ぶ辱じょくした。
He openly insulted his boss.
侮ぶ辱じょくを受うけるto be subjected to an insult
彼かの女じょはひどい侮ぶ辱じょくを受うけて泣ないた。
She was so badly insulted that she cried.
侮ぶ辱じょくと感かんじるto feel (something) as an insult
その言いい方かたを侮ぶ辱じょくと感かんじた人ひとも多おおかった。
Many people felt that way of speaking was insulting.
甚はなはだしい侮ぶ辱じょくan outrageous / gross insult
それは甚はなはだしい侮ぶ辱じょくだと抗こう議ぎした。
He protested that it was an outrageous insult.

Kanji

侮scorn, despise, make light of
辱embarrass, humiliate, shame

Related words· 7

軽けい蔑べつN1
軽蔑 emphasizes looking down on someone with disdain, while 侮辱 focuses on the act of insulting or showing contempt through words or actions.
侮ぶ蔑べつN1
侮蔑 is a more literary, written word for contemptuous treatment, while 侮辱 is the common term used in everyday and legal contexts alike.
屈くつ辱じょく
屈辱 describes the humiliation felt by the victim, whereas 侮辱 describes the insulting act itself performed by another person.
冒ぼう涜とく
冒涜 is used specifically for blasphemy or profaning something sacred, whereas 侮辱 is a broader term for insulting people or institutions.

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ディス
侮辱 is a formal, serious term for insult often used in legal or formal contexts, while ディス is casual slang used mainly among young people.
罵ば倒とう
侮辱 focuses on insulting someone's dignity or honor, while 罵倒 emphasizes shouting or hurling abusive words at them.
誹ひ謗ぼう
侮辱 emphasizes insulting someone's dignity directly, while 誹謗 emphasizes spreading damaging statements about their reputation.

Opposites

尊そん敬けいN3
尊敬 means respect and admiration, the opposite attitude to the contempt expressed by 侮辱.

Don't confuse with

侮あなどるN1
侮辱する means to actively insult or humiliate someone with words or actions, while 侮る describes an internal attitude of looking down on or underestimating them.

Word family

侮ぶ辱じょく的てき
insulting; offensive
侮ぶ辱じょく罪ざい
defamation; slander; libel
法ほう廷てい侮ぶ辱じょく
contempt of court

Written forms

侮ぶ辱じょくUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
ぶじょくUsage1%

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound from 侮 (bu, 'scorn') and 辱 (joku, 'humiliate'). The combination conveys the idea of treating someone with contempt or dishonor.