nounnot in the study set
die Fremdscham
/ˈfʁɛmtʃaːm/
vicarious embarrassment, secondhand embarrassment
- genitive
- der Fremdscham
- built from
- Fremd + Scham
Meanings
- 1
vicarious embarrassment, secondhand embarrassment — shame felt for actions done by someone else
Declension
| nominative | dieFremdscham |
|---|---|
| accusative | dieFremdscham |
| dative | derFremdscham |
| genitive | derFremdscham |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.