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	—	—

See also

• cringe
• sekundärkränkt
• skämskudde

References

• sekundärskam in Svensk ordbok (SO)