Feminine

Schmach

Concepts

disgrace
shame
insult
ignominy
humiliation
dishonour
dishonor
mismanagement
obloquy
stigma
fault
discredit
embarrassment
error
failure
blot
infamy
Synonyms

Schande
B1
Schimpf
34k
Blamage
25k
Unehre
Demütigung
C2
Gesichtsverlust
Beleidigung
C1
Erniedrigung
20k
Peinlichkeit
28k
Scham
C1

Schmähung

Verruf
27k

Bloßstellung

Kompromittierung

Entehrung

Stigma

üble Nachrede

Ehrlosigkeit

Affenschande

Missgriff
Niederträchtigkeit

schlechter Ruf

Versehen
B2
Fehler
A2
Schandfleck
31k
Translations

déshonneur
ignominie
humiliation
alçaklık
ignominia
oprobio
infamia
ignominia
opprobre
smacco
vergüenza
honte
deshonra
disgrâce
Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schmooch

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃmaːχ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
smāch
Inherited from Old High German
smāhi
Cognate with Old English
smēalic
In summary

From Middle High German smāch, smāhe, from Old High German smāhi (“small”). Akin to Old English smēalic and Greek μικρός and σμικρός. More at smicker.

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