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Where does “mauvaise honte” come from?

mauvaise honte (English) comes from French mauvaise honte — false modesty.

mauvaise honte (English): Shyness, especially when affected; false modesty

Definitions

  1. Shyness, especially when affected; false modesty

Ancestry of “mauvaise honte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmauvaise hontefalse modesty
Every word from French mauvaise honte →