бесстыдство

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Russian

Etymology

бес- (bes-) +‎ стыд (styd) +‎ -ство (-stvo)

Pronunciation

Noun

бессты́дство (besstýdstvon inan (genitive бессты́дства, nominative plural бессты́дства, genitive plural бессты́дств)

  1. shamelessness, brazenness, impudence, effrontery
    • 1905, Дмитрий Мережковский [Dmitry Merezhkovsky], “Книга первая. Петербургская Венера”, in Пётр и Алексей; English translation from Peter and Alexis, (Please provide a date or year):
      В прису́тствии же́нщин они́ бы́ли скромны́ и засте́нчивы; но ме́жду собо́ю говори́ли о «ба́бах» и «де́вках» со звери́ным бессты́дством.
      V prisútstvii žénščin oní býli skromný i zasténčivy; no méždu sobóju govoríli o «bábax» i «dévkax» so zverínym besstýdstvom.
      In women's presence, they were shy and timid; but in their own company, they talked about "broads" and "gals" with savage brazenness.

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