vicarious embarrassments

A form of vicarious embarrassment — The uncomfortable sympathetic feeling experienced while watching someone else embarrass themselves.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of vicarious embarrassment
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“vicarious embarrassments.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicarious%20embarrassments. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vicarious embarrassments,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicarious%20embarrassments.

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