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0 pointsWistar4y ago0 comments

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.

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codethief4y ago

That term even has its own Wikipedia page:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicarious_embarrassment

It’s a pretty popular German word as well: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fremdsch%C3%A4men

derevaunseraun4y ago

It's also called 'cringe' in gen Z speak

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