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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvergüenza pública
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /berˈɣwen.sa ˈpu.βli.ka/
"El político intentó evitar la vergüenza pública."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A state of deep shame, humiliation, or mortification experienced in the presence of others or within a social community.
"He faced severe public embarrassment after accidentally spilling coffee during the live broadcast." - 2
An action, event, or situation that causes widespread shame or disrepute to a person or organization in the view of the general public.
"The corporate scandal proved to be a massive public embarrassment for the board of directors."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'public' (from Latin 'publicus', meaning of the people) and the noun 'embarrassment' (from French 'embarrasser', meaning to encumber or hinder, originating from Spanish/Portuguese 'embarazar'). The combined phrase emerged in modern English to describe the specific psychological and social distress caused by losing face in front of an audience or community.
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humiliation publique
Transliteration: /y.mi.lja.sjɔ̃ py.blik/
"Il a subi une grande humiliation publique."
öffentliche Blamage
Transliteration: /ˈœf.ənt.lɪ.çə blaˈmaːɡə/
"Der Vorfall führte zu einer großen öffentlichen Blamage."
imbarazzo pubblico
Transliteration: /im.baˈrat.tso ˈpub.bli.ko/
"L'incidente ha causato un forte imbarazzo pubblico."
vergüenza pública
Transliteration: /berˈɣwen.sa ˈpu.βli.ka/
"El político intentó evitar la vergüenza pública."
constrangimento público
Transliteration: /kõʃ.trɐ̃.ʒiˈmẽ.tu ˈpu.bli.ku/
"Ele passou por um grande constrangimento público."
सार्वजनिक अपमान
Transliteration: sarvajanik apmaan
"इस घटना से उसे भारी सार्वजनिक अपमान सहना पड़ा।"
当众出丑
Transliteration: dàng zhòng chū chǒu
"这次失误造成了巨大的当众出丑。"
대중적 망신
Transliteration: daejungjeok mangsin
"그는 회의 중에 큰 대중적 망신을 당했다."
社会的恥
Transliteration: shakai-teki haji
"それは彼にとって耐え難い社会的恥だった。"
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