Meanings
nounempathic embarrassment (countable and uncountable, plural empathic embarrassments)
plural empathic embarrassments
- countableuncountableSynonym of vicarious embarrassment.
Synonyms: vicarious embarrassment, secondhand embarrassment
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of vicarious embarrassment.
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empathic embarrassment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empathic%20embarrassment
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“empathic embarrassment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empathic%20embarrassment. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empathic embarrassment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empathic%20embarrassment.
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