verlegen

Meaning

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

Concepts

shy

bashful

abashed

timid

self-conscious

timorous

coy

afraid

anxious

faint-hearted

pusillanimous

blushful

shamefaced

confused

perplexed

streaked

at a loss

discombobulated

disconcerted

embarrassed

ashamedly

ashamed

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.