شرم‌آور
sharmoovar
'shameful' in Persian is شرم‌آور (sharmoovar).
شرم‌آور is used to describe an action or behavior that is disgraceful or brings shame.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is a compound of sharm (shame) and the suffix -avar (bringing/causing).
How does it change in a sentence?
You can create the superlative form meaning 'most shameful' by adding the suffix -tarin to the end of the word, resulting in شرم‌آورترین.
How do you pronounce it?
sharmoovar
Did you know?
- While شرم‌آور describes a shameful act, the related word شرم is often used to mean 'shyness' or 'modesty' in social settings. An English speaker might confuse a modest person for someone feeling disgrace.
- To express extreme shame, Persians may use the phrase سرم پایین است, which literally means 'my head is down'. This physical gesture is a deeply ingrained cultural signal of admitting a شرم‌آور mistake.
- If you want to describe something as 'shamefully' beautiful or 'shamefully' great in a hyperbolic way, you might use different adjectives entirely, as شرم‌آور is strictly negative and cannot be used for positive exaggeration.
Examples in context
- این رفتار واقعاً شرم‌آور است.in raftār vāghe'an sharm-āvar ast.This behavior is truly shameful.
- آن‌ها یک تصمیم شرم‌آور گرفتند.ānhā yek tasmim-e sharm-āvar gereftand.They made a shameful decision.
- دروغ گفتن در این سن، شرم‌آور است.dorugh goftan dar in sen, sharm-āvar ast.Lying at this age is shameful.
Example conversation
Niloofar and Reza are discussing a news report about a scandal.
- نیلوفر Niloufarخبر را شنیدی؟ خیلی شرم‌آور است.Khabar rā shenidi? Kheyli sharm-āvar ast.Did you hear the news? It is very shameful.
- رضا Rezaبله، باورم نمی‌شود چنین کاری کرده باشند.Bale, bāvaram nemishavad chenin kāri karde bāshand.Yes, I can't believe they did such a thing.
- نیلوفر Niloufarرضا، این کار برای همه ما شرم‌آور است.Reza, in kār barāye hame-ye mā sharm-āvar ast.Reza, this act is shameful for all of us.
- رضا Rezaحق با توست، نیلوفر. واقعاً بد شد.Hagh bā tost, Niloufar. Vāghean bad shod.You are right, Niloofar. It really turned out badly.
