vicarious embarrassment

feeling of embarrassment from observing the embarrassing actions of another person
Event negative_emotion Q9387701
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vicarious embarrassment

Summary

vicarious embarrassment is a negative emotion[1]. It draws 275 Wikipedia views per month (negative_emotion category, ranking #18 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • vicarious embarrassment's instance of is recorded as negative emotion[3].
  • vicarious embarrassment's subclass of is recorded as embarrassment[4].
  • vicarious embarrassment's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11f31y5m4d[5].

Why It Matters

vicarious embarrassment draws 275 Wikipedia views per month (negative_emotion category, ranking #18 of 34).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). vicarious embarrassment. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/vicarious-embarrassment
MLA “vicarious embarrassment.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/vicarious-embarrassment.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_vicarious-embarrassment_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{vicarious embarrassment}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/vicarious-embarrassment}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): vicarious embarrassment — https://4ort.xyz/entity/vicarious-embarrassment (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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