vergogne
French
Etymology
From Old French vergogne, vergoigne, inherited from Vulgar Latin *verecunnia, from Latin verēcundia. Doublet of vérécondie, an obsolete Renaissance borrowing.
Pronunciation
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
Further reading
- “vergogne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
vergogne f
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