vergüenza ajena

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /beɾˌɡwenθa aˈxena/ [beɾˌɣ̞wẽn̟.θa aˈxe.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /beɾˌɡwensa aˈxena/ [beɾˌɣ̞wẽn.sa aˈxe.na]
• Syllabification: ver‧güen‧za a‧je‧na

Noun

vergüenza ajena f (uncountable)

1. vicarious embarrassment, secondhand embarrassment (i.e., shame or embarrassment felt as a result of the actions of others)

   Synonym: alipori

Further reading

• “vergüenza ajena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10