# die Scham

die Scham is a German noun meaning “shame”. Forms: der Scham.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Scham

## In other languages

- Русский: стыд, срам, чувство стыда

## Meanings

1. _no plural_ shame (uncomfortable feeling at one's own impropriety or at the exposure of something private; but not in the sense of disgrace or being dishonored, for which Schande)
2. _no plural_ bashfulness, prudishness, shamefacedness
3. _archaic · no plural_ pubic region including the genitals
   - Schamhaar — pubic hair
4. _archaic · no plural_ vulva
5. _literary_ genitals
   - Bedecke deine Scham!

## Examples

- Tom wäre vor Scham fast gestorben. — Tom almost died of embarrassment.
- Maria wäre vor Scham fast im Erdboden versunken. — Mary nearly died of embarrassment.
- Tom wollte vor Scham im Boden versinken. — Tom wished to sink into the ground for shame.
- Sie küsste ihn ohne Scham auf den Mund. — She kissed him without shame, on the mouth.
- Sie wurde rot vor Scham. — She blushed with shame.

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