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Fremdscham — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cringe verb To flinch or shrink back in embarrassment, disgust, or fear.

Senses

Fremdscham is used for these senses in English:

  • cringe (uncountable, slang, derogatory) Things, particularly online content, which would cause an onlooker to cringe from secondhand embarrassment.
  • vicarious embarrassment (psychology) The uncomfortable sympathetic feeling experienced while watching someone else embarrass themselves.

cringe — full definition

  1. verb To flinch or shrink back in embarrassment, disgust, or fear.
  2. noun Something embarrassing to watch or witness, especially online.
  3. adj Embarrassingly awkward or uncool (informal).

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