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Vicarious embarrassment
Noun
Definitions
1.
Noun
The uncomfortable sympathetic feeling experienced while watching someone else embarrass themselves.
Synonyms
secondhand embarrassment
shame
embarrassment
self-own
embarrassing
disconcertion
embarassment
spectacle
vicarious punishment
pang of conscience
self-deprecation
confusion
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