Pein
dieNounpain, agony, torment (literary)
English translations
- 01
embarrassment
- 02
shame
- 03
awkwardness
- 04
pain
Word details
- German meaning
- Pein ist ein Gefühl von starkem Unbehagen, Scham oder Verlegenheit.
- English meaning
- embarrassment
- Synonym
- Scham, Verlegenheit
- German example
- Es war ihr eine große Pein, vor allen zu stolpern.
- English example
- It was a great embarrassment for her to stumble in front of everyone.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Pein
- Plural Form
- die Peinen
Related words
- peinlich
Embarrassing
- peinigen
To torment, to torture
- Peinlichkeit
Embarrassment
- Peiniger
Tormentor
- peinsam
Embarrassing
- Slipeinlage
A "panty liner" is a thin, absorbent hygiene product worn inside underwear to absorb light menstrual flow, discharge, or sweat.
- Patsche
Mess, predicament
- foltern
To torture
- quälen
to torture
- verlegen
Embarrassed
- bloßstellen
to expose, to humiliate
- blamabel
shameful, disgraceful
- beschämend
shameful, embarrassing
- Blamage
An embarrassment is an awkward situation or a shameful incident.
- Versprecher
A slip of the tongue is an unintentional error in speech where words or sounds are transposed or mispronounced.
- Eklat
scandal, controversy
- Verlegenheit
Embarrassment is a feeling of unease or discomfort in a social situation.
- Fettnäpfchen
Blunder
- martern
To torment
- Lachnummer
Laughingstock
- Betrunkenheit
Drunkenness
- Trunkenheit
Drunkenness
- Fehlleistung
Slip of the tongue, mistake, blunder
- zermartern
To rack one's brains
- schmerzhaft
Painful
- verlegen
Embarrassed
- schmerzverzerrt
Pain-stricken
- Fremdscham
vicarious embarrassment
- Feigenblättchen
Fig leaf
- Schmutzwäsche
Dirty laundry refers to private and often embarrassing information about someone that is made public in order to damage the person.
- fremdschämen
To feel secondhand embarrassment
- schmutzige Wäsche waschen
To air dirty laundry
- genant
embarrassing
- schamhaft
modest, shy, bashful
- Patzer
blunder, gaffe
- Qual
Torment refers to severe physical or mental suffering.
- Gambrinismus
Drunkenness, excessive beer consumption
- Fauxpas
faux pas
Example sentences with “Pein”
Sie litt große Pein. (She suffered great agony.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Pein feminine?
Yes, it is feminine (die). It is usually used in the singular.