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