Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Ignoble; ignominious; shameful; disgraceful: Describes an action, event, or situation that is extremely shameful, dishonorable, and brings great disgrace. It conveys a strong sense of moral repugnance and loss of dignity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sự đầu hàng ô nhục. (An ignoble / ignominious surrender.)
  • Hành vi ô nhục đó không thể tha thứ được. (That ignominious / shameful act is unforgivable.)
  • Đó là một trang sử ô nhục của dân tộc. (That is a shameful / disgraceful page in the nation's history.)

Advanced Usage

• "mang tiếng ô nhục": to bear the stigma of disgrace; to be branded with ignominy.
  • Gia đình anh ta mang tiếng ô nhục vì vụ bê bối. (His family bears the stigma of disgrace because of the scandal.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhục nhã (adj): Humiliating, shameful. (A close synonym, often used interchangeably with , though can carry a slightly stronger connotation of moral baseness.)
• Ô uế (adj): Filthy, foul, polluted. (Primarily refers to physical or moral impurity, different from the disgrace/connotation of .)
• Giải ô nhục: To wipe out a disgrace; to redeem one's honor.

Synonyms

• Đáng hổ thẹn: Ashamed, shameful.
• Đáng khinh: Despicable, contemptible.
• Nhơ nhuốc: Sullied, tarnished (often referring to reputation).

Related Idioms

• "Rửa sạch nỗi ô nhục": To wash away the disgrace; to clear one's name.
  • Anh ấy quyết tâm rửa sạch nỗi ô nhục cho gia tộc. (He is determined to wash away the disgrace for his clan.)

adj

1. ignoble; ignominious
   • sự đầu hàng ô nhục
     an ignoble surrender