sekundärskam
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom sekundär (“secondary”) + skam (“shame, embarrassment”). Compare German Fremdscham.
Noun
editsekundärskam c
- feelings of embarrassment triggered by something that is embarrassing to someone else; vicarious embarrassment, secondhand embarrassment
- känna sekundärskam
- feel vicarious embarrassment
Declension
editDeclension of sekundärskam | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | sekundärskam | sekundärskammen | — | — |
Genitive | sekundärskams | sekundärskammens | — | — |