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Italian word
vergogna
shame, embarrassment
Looks like
vergogne (not an English word)
N/A — no direct English lookalike
⚠️ The trap
Italian 'vergogna' covers both 'shame' and 'embarrassment'. In English these are different — shame is deeper moral failure, embarrassment is social awkwardness. Italian uses 'vergogna' for both.
To say "N/A — no direct English lookalike" in Italian:
vergogna (shame); timidezza (shyness)
"vergogna" in English means:
shame, embarrassment
Example
"Che vergogna! Come hai potuto farlo?"
"What a shame! How could you do that?"
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