Fremdscham

German (Berlin)

/ˈfʁɛmtʃaːm/

noun
Definitions
  • shame felt for actions done by someone else; vicarious embarrassment, secondhand embarrassment

Etymology

Compound from German fremd (foreign, strange, fremd, external) + German Scham (pubic region).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Scham

Gloss

pubic region

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