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secondhand embarrassment

secondhand embarrassment noun: synonym of vicarious embarrassment.

Noun

secondhand embarrassment (countable and uncountable, plural secondhand embarrassments)

  1. Synonym of vicarious embarrassment.

Synonyms of secondhand embarrassment

Forms of secondhand embarrassment

pluralsecondhand embarrassments

Questions about secondhand embarrassment

What does secondhand embarrassment mean?
Secondhand embarrassment means synonym of vicarious embarrassment.
What part of speech is secondhand embarrassment?
Secondhand embarrassment is a noun.
What is the plural of secondhand embarrassment?
The plural of secondhand embarrassment is secondhand embarrassments.

Words near secondhand embarrassment in the dictionary

  1. seconders
  2. secondes
  3. secondhand
  4. secondhand bookshop
  5. secondhand bookshops
  6. secondhand embarrassment
  7. secondhand embarrassments
  8. secondhand smoke
  9. secondhanded
  10. secondhandedly
  11. secondhandedness

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