secondhand embarrassment
secondhand embarrassment · secondhand embarrassments
Synonym of vicarious embarrassmentSynonym of vicarious embarrassment.
» You give me secondhand embarrassment.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Synonym of vicarious embarrassment.
Examples
1 sentencesYou give me secondhand embarrassment.
Forms
plural: secondhand embarrassments| Singular | secondhand embarrassment |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedcringe
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.