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Scham — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bashfulness noun The quality or property of being bashful
  • shame noun A painful feeling of embarrassment or guilt caused by awareness of having done something wrong or improper.
  • vulva noun The external part of the female genitalia, including the labia and clitoris.

Senses

Scham is used for these senses in English:

  • bashfulness The quality or property of being bashful
  • private parts (euphemistic) Those parts of the human body commonly expected to be covered by clothing when in public; especially, the pubic area.
  • pubic region The central part of the (notably human) body near the pubes and the pubis, including the genitalia.
  • shame An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.
  • shame Something to regret.
  • vulva (anatomy) The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.

shame — full definition

  1. noun A painful feeling of embarrassment or guilt caused by awareness of having done something wrong or improper.
  2. noun A regrettable or disappointing situation (often as an exclamation).
  3. verb To cause someone to feel shame, or to publicly criticize them for something.
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