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Italian word

vergogna

shame, embarrassment

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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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