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Blamage
/ˈblaːmaːʒə/
public humiliation
Er hat sich mit seiner peinlichen Rede eine richtige Blamage eingehandelt.
He brought real public humiliation on himself with his embarrassing speech.
informal
a situation causing public shame or embarrassment
Nach dem Skandal war die Firma eine riesige Blamage.
After the scandal, the company was a huge embarrassment.
Often used in media or casual speech to describe a humiliating failure.
Collocations
eine Blamage erleidento suffer public humiliationsich eine Blamage einhandelnto bring humiliation upon oneself
Synonyms
Pro Tip
Avoiding Blamage
In professional settings, double-check facts before presentations to prevent embarrassing mistakes that could lead to *Blamage*.
Word Origin
Borrowed from French *blamage* (shaming), derived from *blâmer* (to blame), from Latin *blasphemare* (to slander).
Usage Notes
Common in informal contexts; often used humorously or self-deprecatingly. The verb form *sich blamieren* (to embarrass oneself) is more frequent in everyday speech.
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