myötähäpeä

Finnish

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Definitions
  • secondhand embarrassment, vicarious embarrassment personal embarrassment one feels on account of and for another who is making a fool of him or herself

Etymology

Affix from Finnish myötä (along, for, co-) + Finnish häpeä (shame, disgrace).

Origin

Finnish

häpeä

Gloss

shame, disgrace

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

恥, 羞

Emoji

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