Shame in Spanish 🇪🇸

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Tips to remember the word:
• Notice that “vergüenza” sounds a bit like “verge,” which can remind you of “borderline behavior” or “stepping over the line” in a way that creates shame.
• Associate it with the feeling you get when caught doing something embarrassing—“me da vergüenza” is a common phrase to express that sentiment.

Explanations:
• “Vergüenza” refers to the feeling of shame, embarrassment, or guilt about something, often when one believes a misstep has become known to others.
• It can be used both for personal feelings of embarrassment and to describe a situation that causes discomfort or disapproval in a social context.

Other words that mean the same thing:
• Pena
• Bochorno (when referring to a type of embarrassment)
• Deshonor (used in contexts relating to loss of honor)

Alternate meanings and slang:
• In the expression “vergüenza ajena,” the term refers to feeling embarrassment on behalf of someone else.
• The term “sinvergüenza” combines “sin” (without) and “vergüenza” to describe someone as shameless or cheeky—a somewhat slang and pejorative term.

Examples of sentences:
• “Siento mucha vergüenza por haber olvidado su cumpleaños.”
 Translation: “I feel a lot of shame for having forgotten his birthday.”
• “Cuando se tropezó en público, la vergüenza fue evidente en su rostro.”
 Translation: “When she tripped in public, the shame was evident on her face.”
• “No tengas vergüenza de pedir ayuda si la necesitas.”
 Translation: “Don’t be ashamed to ask for help if you need it.”
• “Ese sinvergüenza nunca se detiene para pensar en los demás.”
 Translation: “That shameless person never stops to think about others.”

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