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shame
An unpleasant feeling of embarrassment, humiliation, or guilt that arises from the awareness of having done something inappropriate, wrong, or embarrassing.
Er wurde rot vor Scham, als er seinen Fehler bemerkte.
He blushed with shame when he noticed his mistake.
pubic area
An increasingly outdated or formal term for the external genital area of the human body, the pubic region.
In der Anatomie wird der Bereich der Scham als Regio pubica bezeichnet.
In anatomy, the pubic area is referred to as the regio pubica.
'Die Scham' (shame) is the noun related to the reflexive verb 'sich schämen' (to be ashamed). If you 'Scham empfinden' (feel shame), then you 'schämt man sich' (are ashamed).
Er schämte sich für sein Verhalten.
He was ashamed of his behavior.
The feeling 'Scham' (shame) is often used with the prepositions 'vor' or 'aus' to express the reason. Typical phrases are 'rot werden vor Scham' (to blush with shame), 'vor Scham im Boden versinken' (to want to sink into the ground from shame), or 'etwas aus Scham tun' (to do something out of shame).
Sie schwieg aus Scham über den Vorfall.
She remained silent out of shame about the incident.
In the meaning 'Genitalbereich' (genital area), 'die Scham' (the pubic area) is a very formal, medical, or outdated expression. This word is not used for that in everyday language.
Der Arzt untersuchte den Bereich der Scham.
The doctor examined the pubic area.
You can often recognize the anatomical meaning from compound words like 'Schambein' (pubic bone), 'Schamhaar' (pubic hair), or 'Schamlippen' (labia). These terms belong to medical or biological technical language.
Das Schambein ist ein Teil des menschlichen Beckens.
The pubic bone is part of the human pelvis.
shame / disgrace
Scham is a person's unpleasant inner feeling after doing something wrong or embarrassing. Schande, by contrast, refers to the shameful action or the associated loss of honor and reputation. A Schande can therefore cause Scham among those involved.
Nach dem Betrug empfand der Mitarbeiter tiefe Scham.
After the fraud, the employee felt deep shame.
Der Betrug war eine Schande für die ganze Firma.
The fraud was a disgrace to the entire company.
