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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French vergogne, vergoigne, inherited from Vulgar Latin *verecunnia, from Latin verēcundia. Doublet of vérécondie, an obsolete Renaissance borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
vergogne f (plural vergognes) (archaic or literary)
- shame (feeling)
- Synonym: honte
- restraint, moderation
- Synonyms: refrènement, retenue, modération
- modesty, decency
- Synonyms: modestie, décence
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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /verˈɡoɲ.ɲe/
- Rhymes: -oɲɲe
- Hyphenation: ver‧gó‧gne
Noun
vergogne f
- plural of vergogna