en skam
Meaning
dishonour; ignominy; disgrace; shame
In Swedish: något att skämmas för, vanära
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en skam |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | skammen |
skam is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor skam, den stora skammen. Check another noun
Practise skam
1 / 1Is it en skam or ett skam?
skam in a sentence
- Skam den som ger sig!Shame on him who gives up!
- dödsstraffet är en skam för ett modernt samhällecapital punishment is a disgrace to modern society
- Har du ingen skam i kroppen?Have you no shame in you?
- När man skäms så känner man skamWhen you are ashamed, you feel shame
- djup skamdeep shame
- Hon sänkte blicken och rodnade av skamShe lowered her eyes [gaze] and blushed with shame
- Jag kommer aldrig över skammenI will never get over the shame
Expressions
- hon kom förväntningarna på skamshe frustrated everyone's hopes
Words built with skam
- skamvrå corner
- skamfläck blot
Questions
What does skam mean in English?
skam means “dishonour, ignominy”.
Is it en skam or ett skam?
It is en skam, and “the dishonour” is skammen.
Similar words
vanäravanheder
Origin
From Old Swedish skam, from Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Nearby common words
skam is number 2,418 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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