plaatsvervangende schaamte

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • vicarious embarrassment, also called empathic embarrassment, i.e. the uncomfortable sympathetic feeling experienced while watching someone else embarrass themselves

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish plaatsvervangend (substitute) + Dutch, Flemish schaamte (shame, dishonour).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

schaamte

Gloss

shame, dishonour

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

恥, 羞

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