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Definition

Verb: - To wash out an insult; to avenge a humiliation: To take action to remove the shame or dishonor caused by a previous insult, defeat, or humiliation. It implies restoring one's honor or dignity through a retaliatory or corrective act.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đội bóng quyết tâm rửa nhục sau trận thua năm ngoái. (The football team is determined to avenge last year's defeat.)
  • Anh ấy tham gia cuộc thi để rửa nhục cho bản thân. (He entered the competition to wash away the personal humiliation.)
  • Vị tướng muốn rửa nhục cho quân đội. (The general wanted to avenge the army's humiliation.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is often used in historical, martial, or highly competitive contexts. It carries a strong emotional weight, implying a deep-seated need for justice or redemption.
• It can be used figuratively for non-violent contexts, such as sports, business, or academic rivalry, where one seeks to overturn a previous loss or failure.

Variants and Related Words

• Rửa hận (v): To avenge a grievance; to settle a deep-seated resentment. This is a stronger, often more vengeful synonym.
• Trả thù (v): To take revenge. This is a more general term for revenge and does not specifically connote washing away shame.
• Phục thù (v): To take revenge for the purpose of restoring honor.

Synonyms

• To avenge a humiliation
• To redeem one's honor
• To wipe out a disgrace

Related Idioms

• Rửa sạch nỗi nhục: To completely wash away the shame. This is an intensified form of the core phrase.
  • Họ đã rửa sạch nỗi nhục bằng chiến thắng vang dội. (They completely washed away their shame with a resounding victory.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to wash out an insult