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 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative sekundärskam sekundärskammen
Genitive sekundärskams sekundärskammens

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