Feltwords words for feelings that don't have one

Feelings

Words for embarrassment

Shame, awkwardness, and wincing on someone else's behalf.

loanword

Fremdschämen

German das noun FREMT-shay-men

The urge to cover your face when someone else embarrasses themselves and does not seem to notice.

loanword

pena ajena

Spanish noun peh-nah ah-HAY-nah

A cousin in Guadalajara grabs the karaoke microphone at a quinceañera, misses every note of a ranchera, and the whole table stares at its plates.

loanword

vergüenza ajena

Spanish noun ber-gwen-thah ah-HAY-nah

Watching a wedding photographer shout poses at guests who are trying to eat, and wanting to hide under the table on his behalf.