fremdschämen

to feel secondhand embarrassment; to be embarrassed by something someone else is doing

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Meanings

Verb

to feel secondhand embarrassment; to be embarrassed by something someone else is doing

Ich schäme mich fremd, wenn ich so etwas sehe.

I cringe when I see something like that.

infinitive fremdschämen

he/she/it schämt sich fremd

simple past schämte sich fremd

perfect hat fremdgeschämt