embarathy

A combination of embarrassment and empathy. Feeling embarrassed one someone else's behalf.

I can't watch the American Idol audition rounds, I'll have a total embarathy attack.


This karaoke singer is so bad, I'm feeling some major embarathy right now.

by Kid Whatever June 24, 2005

embarrathy

The feeling one experiences when witnessing someone else embarrass themselves.

I could never get through an entire episode of "The Surreal Life" due to massive embarrathy.

by Zac Bogart December 17, 2006

Embathy

n. A combination of the words "embarrassment" and "empathy", it is the uncomfortable sensation associated with imagining, understanding, and feeling another person's embarrassment. It was coined by Juanpablo Contreras of San Luis, Sonora in the 1990s.

It is almost impossible for me to watch Curb Your Enthusiasm or The Office because it triggers my embathy.

by EG_73 December 6, 2021