vergogne

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French vergogne, vergoigne, inherited from Vulgar Latin *verecunnia, from Latin verēcundia. Doublet of vérécondie, an obsolete Renaissance borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.ɡɔɲ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲ

Noun

vergogne f (plural vergognes) (archaic or literary)

1. shame (feeling)

   Synonym: honte

2. restraint, moderation

   Synonyms: refrènement, retenue, modération

3. modesty, decency

   Synonyms: modestie, décence

Derived terms

• sans vergogne
• vergogneux

 

Related terms

• dévergonder

 

Further reading

• “vergogne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /verˈɡoɲ.ɲe/
• Rhymes: -oɲɲe
• Hyphenation: ver‧gó‧gne

Noun

vergogne f

1. plural of vergogna