Blamage

German

Etymology

blamieren + -age, coined by German students from two French components.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blaˈmaːʒə/
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  • Rhymes: -aːʒə

Noun

Blamage f (genitive Blamage, plural Blamagen)

  1. public disgrace; loss of face (but usually milder)

Declension

Synonyms

  • Beschämung
  • Bloßstellung
  • Peinlichkeit
  • Schande (harsher, more moral)
  • Schmach
  • Gesischtsverlust

Further reading


Luxembourgish

Noun

Blamage f (plural Blamagen)

  1. disgrace
  • blaméieren
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