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Wow. With "secondhand embarrassment" you have deftly labeled a feeling I have had so many times in my life but have never been able to succinctly name.
by Wistar 5y ago
Wow. With "secondhand embarrassment" you have deftly labeled a feeling I have had so many times in my life but have never been able to succinctly name.
- codethief 5y agoThat term even has its own Wikipedia page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicarious_embarrassment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicarious_embarrassment
- Semaphor 5y agoIt’s a pretty popular German word as well: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fremdsch%C3%A4men https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fremdsch%C3%A4men
- derevaunseraun 5y agoIt's also called 'cringe' in gen Z speak