vejamen
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el vejamen(
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hah
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mehn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (formal) (literary) (degrading treatment)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. humiliation
Los prisioneros del campo de concentración eran sometidos a toda clase de vejámenes.The prisoners in the concentration camp were subjected to all kinds of humiliations.
b. ill-treatment
No se infligió vejamen o violencia algunos a los rehenes.No ill-treatment or violence was inflicted upon the hostages.
c. abuse
La mujer sufrió vejámenes de su marido hasta que se decidió a denunciarlo a la policía.The woman suffered abuse from her husband until she decided to report it to the police.
2. (old-fashioned) (literature)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
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