vergüenza ajena
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /beɾˌɡwenθa aˈxena/ [beɾˌɣ̞wẽn̟.θa aˈxe.na]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /beɾˌɡwensa aˈxena/ [beɾˌɣ̞wẽn.sa aˈxe.na]
- Syllabification: ver‧güen‧za a‧je‧na
Noun
vergüenza ajena f (uncountable)
- vicarious embarrassment, secondhand embarrassment (i.e., shame or embarrassment felt as a result of the actions of others)
- Synonym: alipori
Further reading
- “vergüenza ajena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014