English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

beschämend — meaning in English

German → English · translate English → German instead

English meaning

  • cringeworthy adj That causes or may cause one to cringe with disgust, embarrassment (often vicarious embarrassment), etc.; awkward, disgusting, embarrassing.
  • embarrassing adjective Causing feelings of shame or awkward self-consciousness.
  • shameful adj Deserving of shame or disgrace; disgraceful.

Senses

beschämend is used for these senses in English:

  • cringeworthy (colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing.
  • embarrassing Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.
  • shameful Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful

Related German words