Disgraceful in Malayalam
Disgraceful is covered by അഭിമാനക്ഷയം (abhimanakshayam), a compound built on self-respect and its loss. It is heavy, formal vocabulary and reads better on the page than in casual talk. Use it of conduct that costs someone their honour.
Most common translation
Shameful or disgraceful.
ആ തോൽവി കുടുംബത്തിന് അഭിമാനക്ഷയം ആയി.
aa tholvi kudumbathinu abhimanakshayam aayi.
That defeat was a disgrace for the family.
All Malayalam words for “disgraceful”
- അഭിമാനക്ഷയം (abhimanakshayam) — Shameful or disgraceful.
- മോശക്കാരന് (moshakkaaran) — Stupid person, poor man, person of not much worth, person of disgraceful behaviour, wrong doer, deceitful person.
The other option, മോശക്കാരന് (moshakkaaran), names a person of disgraceful behaviour rather than describing an act, so it cannot stand in as an adjective.
Common questions
How do you say disgraceful in Malayalam?
The listed word is അഭിമാനക്ഷയം (abhimanakshayam), shameful or disgraceful.
What do I call a disgraceful person?
മോശക്കാരന് (moshakkaaran) is used of a worthless or deceitful man.