Noun
die Schmach
Pronunciation: /ʃmaːχ/
disgrace; humiliation
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Meanings
Noun
- disgrace; humiliation
Example sentence
Die Niederlage empfand er als große Schmach.
He felt the defeat was a great humiliation.
Word forms
singular
die Schmach
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Schmach
Accusativedie Schmach
Dativeder Schmach
Genitiveder Schmach
Schmach has no common plural.
Usage
- eine Schmach erleiden — suffer disgrace or humiliation; elevated language
- Schmach / gewöhnlicher Ärger — a deeply humiliating experience versus everyday annoyance
Diese öffentliche Zurückweisung empfand er als unerträgliche Schmach.
He felt that public rejection was an unbearable humiliation.