Blamage

See also: blamage

German

Etymology

From 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)
    Synonyms: Beschämung; Bloßstellung; Peinlichkeit; (harsher, more moral) Schande; Schmach; Gesichtsverlust

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: blamáž
  • Dutch: blamage
  • Polish: blamaż
  • Slovak: blamáž

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Noun

Blamage f (plural Blamagen)

  1. disgrace
  • blaméieren
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