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Schämen Translations, meanings and synonyms
"Schämen" is used as verb with the meaning of "to be ashamed", "to feel ashamed" or "to be embarrassed".
Essential properties of "schämen"
Its most important properties are:
Properties
- Infinitive: schämen
- Simple past: schämte
- Participle: geschämt
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Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.
Meanings of "schämen" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms
It has the meanings and uses detailed below:
1.) "To feel shame or embarrassment"
- Definition: "To feel shame or embarrassment for something one has done or said."
- Translation(s): to be ashamed, to feel ashamed, to be embarrassed
- Synonym(s): sich genieren, sich zieren
- Antonym(s): stolz sein
- Related word(s): die Scham, beschämt, schändlich
📝 Some usage examples:
- Er schämt sich für sein Verhalten.
- Ich schäme mich, dass ich so spät gekommen bin.
- Du brauchst dich nicht zu schämen, es war nicht deine Schuld.
2.) "To feel ashamed or embarrassed for someone else's actions"
- Definition: "To feel vicarious shame or embarrassment for the actions or words of another person."
- Translation(s): to be ashamed (of), to feel ashamed (of), to be embarrassed (by), to feel embarrassed (by)
- Synonym(s): sich fremdschämen
- Antonym(s): stolz sein
- Related word(s): peinlich, die Fremdscham
📝 Some usage examples:
- Ich schäme mich für meinen Bruder, wenn er betrunken ist.
- Sie schämt sich für das Verhalten ihrer Eltern.
- Wir schämen uns für die Aussagen unseres Politikers.