Verb
fremdschämen
Pronunciation: /ˈfʁɛmtˌʃɛːmən/
to feel secondhand embarrassment; to be embarrassed by something someone else is doing
The German verb fremdschämen means to feel secondhand embarrassment; to be embarrassed by something… in English.
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All meanings of fremdschämen
Verb
- to feel secondhand embarrassment; to be embarrassed by something someone else is doing
fremdschämen in a German sentence
Ich schäme mich fremd, wenn ich so etwas sehe.
I cringe when I see something like that.
Forms of fremdschämen
infinitive
fremdschämen
he/she/it
schämt sich fremd
simple past
schämte sich fremd
perfect
hat fremdgeschämt