also: めんもくまるつぶれ
complete loss of face; total humiliation
Describes a situation where one's honor or reputation is utterly destroyed, often in public. Stronger than 面目を失う.
He made a huge blunder at the meeting and suffered a complete loss of face.
If you make a mistake like that, it's a total humiliation.
Means 'to lose face' but is less intense; 面目丸つぶれ implies a complete, often public, destruction of reputation.
Similar meaning of losing face, but 面目丸つぶれ is more formal and emphasizes total ruin of honor.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling. 面目 is read めんぼく here.
Alternate reading めんもく for 面目. Less common than めんぼく in this expression.
Full kanji spelling using 潰. Less common but still seen.
Compound of 面目 (めんぼく, 'face, honor') + 丸つぶれ (まるつぶれ, 'completely crushed'). The 丸 intensifies the destruction, giving the sense of total loss.