verlegen

Meaning

1. shy, bashful, timid
2. embarrassed
3. lacking, having a shortage
4. (obsolete) spoiled, rotten

Concepts

shy

bashful

abashed

self-conscious

timid

coy

timorous

discombobulated

disconcerted

embarrassed

faint-hearted

perplexed

pusillanimous

shamefaced

streaked

blushful

afraid

anxious

ashamed

ashamedly

at a loss

confused

😕

Synonyms

timide

bedeesd

schuchter

bevangen

schroomvallig

beschroomd

blo

schuw

beschaamd

beteuterd

gegeneerd

gegeneerde

klein

kleingeestig

krap

nauw

schuchtere

verward

😕

vreesachtig

in verlegenheid

op zijn neus kijkend

angstig

😨

confuus

armoedig

armzalig

bang

bedremmeld

bekrompen

benauwd

benepen

😨

bescheiden

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Hyphenated as

ver‧le‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vərˈleːɣə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verleghen (“weakened, spoilt”), past participle of Middle Dutch verliggen (“to lie wrong, be stuck, whither away”). By surface analysis, ver- + liggen.

Sentences

Het kleine kindje was verlegen en kroop weg achter de benen van haar moeder .

The little child was shy and crawled away behind her mother's legs.