sinvergüenza

/simbeɾˈɡwenθa/ · B2 · adj

shameless, brazen

sin vergüenza = without shame, so a shameless person or scoundrel

Spanish sin means without, and vergüenza means shame. Vergüenza comes from Latin verecundia, meaning modesty, which also gave English the rare word verecund (bashful). A sinvergüenza is someone with no shame at all.

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