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TOPIK 6noun

굴욕감

guryokgam [구룍깜]

굴욕감이 · 굴욕감을

humiliation, sense of disgrace

Example

큰 점수 차로 지고 나서 굴욕감을 느꼈어요.

We felt humiliated after losing by a huge margin.

Word parts

굴 bend욕 disgrace감 feeling

Literally 'feeling of being bent and disgraced'.

Good to know

모멸감 stresses being looked down on; 굴욕감 stresses being forced to submit or losing face.