vergogne

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin verēcundia. Doublet of vérécondie, an obsolete Renaissance borrowing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.ɡɔɲ/

Noun

vergogne f (plural vergognes)

(archaic or literary) shame (feeling)
(archaic or literary) restraint, moderation
(archaic or literary) modesty, decency

Derived terms

sans vergogne (“shamelessly”)
vergogneux

Related terms

dévergonder

Further reading

“vergogne” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

vergogne f

plural of vergogna

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