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das Fremdschämen

Feeling embarrassed on behalf of someone else.

This noun combines 'fremd' (foreign/other) and 'schämen' (to be ashamed). It describes the feeling of secondhand embarrassment when watching someone else do something awkward.

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das Fremdschämen

das Fremdschämen

Feeling embarrassed on behalf of someone else.

This noun combines 'fremd' (foreign/other) and 'schämen' (to be ashamed). It describes the feeling of secondhand embarrassment when watching someone else do something awkward.

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