Definition
To bring shame upon; to cause someone to feel ashamed.
Etymology
From 'be-' + 'shame.' This creates a verb meaning to make ashamed, though 'shame' already worked as a verb, so this intensified version was less common.
Kelly Says
Older English speakers could say 'be shamed' or 'beshamed,' and both meant to feel deeply ashamed—it's like the difference between 'scared' and 'frightened,' where one might feel more intense.
Translations
CACatalà
vergonya
ver-goh-nya
DADansk
latterlig
lat-ter-lig
DEDeutsch
verlegen
fuh-r-lay-gen
ELΕλληνικά
εmbarassed
em-bar-assed
ESEspañol
avergonzado
ah-ver-GOHN-sah-doh
FRFrançais
complexé
kohm-pleh-say
HIहिन्दी
शर्मनाक
shar-ma-nak
HUMagyar
kicsit szégyenlős
kits-it she-yen-lohs
IDBahasa Indonesia
malu
ma-lu
ITItaliano
vergognoso
ver-goh-gnoh-soh
MSBahasa Melayu
malu
ma-lu
NLNederlands
verlegen
ver-lay-gen
PLPolski
z kompleksów
z kom-plek-soh-v
PTPortuguês
vergonhoso
ver-GOH-noh-soh
RORomână
rușinat
roo-shee-nat
SVSvenska
förlägen
for-lay-gen
SWKiswahili
kishaa
ki-shaa
TRTürkçe
utangaç
oo-tan-gahch
UKУкраїнська
сором'язливий
so-rom-yaz-liv-yiy
VITiếng Việt
ngượng ngùng
ngwong ngwong
ZUZU
ngiyisile
ngi-yi-si-leh