Shanda
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shanda is a noun meaning (Jewish) Shame; disgrace.
Meaning
(Jewish) Shame; disgrace.
Example Sentences
My parents are Orthodox Jews. To them, intermarriage is considered a shanda.
Oi, it was such a shanda. I should never buy gribenes from a Mohel. It's so chewy.
They don't learn about their heritage. They don't learn about Israel. It's a shanda.
A shanda is humiliation and embarrassment one's misdeed suffers upon one's family. In our faith, a shanda is a terrible sin.
Word Forms
- shandas
- shande
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grand, gala, shonda, shames, shamos, shoresh.
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