honte

Definitions of honte
  1. noun
    a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
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    confusion, gêne
    the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
    confusion, trouble
    a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
    modestie, timidité
    feeling embarrassed due to modesty
    confusion, embarras, trouble
    anxious embarrassment
    type of:
    sens du toucher, sentiment, toucher
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  2. noun
    a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility
    synonyms: sentiment du devoir
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    conscience, sens moral
    motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
  3. noun
    a state of dishonor
    synonyms: déshonneur
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    humiliation
    state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
    déshonneur, opprobre
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
    humiliation
    a low or downcast state
    type of:
    déshonneur
    a state of shame or disgrace
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