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Russian
Etymology
бес- (bes-) + стыд (styd) + -ство (-stvo)
Pronunciation
Noun
бессты́дство • (besstýdstvo) n inan (genitive бессты́дства, nominative plural бессты́дства, genitive plural бессты́дств)
- shamelessness, brazenness, impudence, effrontery
1905, Дмитрий Мережковский , “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.
Declension