sekundärskam

Swedish

Etymology

From sekundär (“secondary”) +‎ skam (“shame, embarrassment”). Compare German Fremdscham.

Noun

sekundärskam c

  1. feelings of embarrassment triggered by something that is embarrassing to someone else; vicarious embarrassment, secondhand embarrassment
    känna sekundärskam
    feel vicarious embarrassment

Declension

Declension of sekundärskam
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sekundärskam sekundärskams
definite sekundärskammen sekundärskammens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

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