vergüenza

Definitions of vergüenza
  1. noun
    a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
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    conciencia
    a feeling of shame when you do something immoral
    incomodidad
    embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
    corrimiento
    feeling embarrassed about yourself
    castigo, desilusión, disgusto, humillación, maceración, mortificación, zaherimiento
    strong feelings of embarrassment
    cortedad, empacho, encogimiento, rubor, timidez, verecundia, ñoñería
    feeling embarrassed due to modesty
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    sentimiento
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  2. noun
    strong feelings of embarrassment
    synonyms: castigo, desilusión, disgusto, humillación, maceración, mortificación, zaherimiento
  3. noun
    feeling embarrassed due to modesty
    synonyms: cortedad, empacho, encogimiento, rubor, timidez, verecundia, ñoñería
  4. noun
    a feeling of fear of embarrassment
    synonyms: corrimiento, cortedad, encogimiento, esquivez, hurañía, pava, pavo, pudor, recato, retraimiento, timidez, verecundia, ñoñería
  5. noun
    a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility
    synonyms: lacha
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    conciencia
    motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
  6. noun
    a state of dishonor
    synonyms: ignominia, sambenito
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    humillación
    state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
    abyección, degradación
    a low or downcast state
    type of:
    deshonor, deshonra
    a state of shame or disgrace
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