- setsujoku vindication of honour, vindication of honor, making up for loss, revenge
A formal, literary word used in sports or politics to describe avenging a past defeat or humiliation.
昨年の敗戦の雪辱を果たした。
Sakunen no haisen no setsujoku o hatashita.
They achieved vindication for last year's defeat.
雪辱を晴らすため、彼は再挑戦した。
Setsujoku o harasu tame, kare wa saichōsen shita.
To clear his humiliation, he tried again.
⚖️ Often confused with 復讐 (fukushū), which means personal revenge; 雪辱 is about restoring honor after a defeat.
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