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myötähäpeä

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Finnish

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Etymology

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myötä- (co-, along) +‎ häpeä (shame). First attested in c. 2004.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmyø̯tæˌhæpeæ/, [ˈmyø̞̯t̪æˌhæpe̞æ]
  • Rhymes: -æpeæ
  • Hyphenation(key): myötä‧häpeä

Noun

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myötähäpeä

  1. secondhand embarrassment, vicarious embarrassment (personal embarrassment one feels on account of and for another who is making a fool of him or herself)

Declension

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Possessive forms of myötähäpeä (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)

Further reading

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