myötähäpeä

English translation: a shared sense of shame

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Finnish term or phrase:	myötähäpeä
English translation:	a shared sense of shame
Entered by:	Anya S (X)

08:37 Jul 25, 2008

Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology

Finnish term or phrase: myötähäpeä

Noita ympäristövastuu- ja ympäristöraportteja kun lukee, niin joskus tulee, kokee myötähäpeää, tai sanotaan, että usein kokee myötähäpeää.

The context is an interview where the respondent is describing their feelings upon reading their environmental reports. I can't really find any good translation in English for 'myötähäpeä' beyond 'embarrassed compassion'. Any ideas?

Anya S (X)

a shared sense of shame

Explanation:
if I understand it right

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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2008-07-27 06:05:14 GMT)
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Shared can be betwen two people. it is, furthermore, a normal English expression.

Selected response from:

Spencer Allman
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:08

Grading comment

Yes, you're very likely right. I myself got confused! :)
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3 +4

a shared sense of shame

Spencer Allman

4 +1

sympathetic shame

Marja Sinkkonen

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15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

sympathetic shame

Explanation:
A sense of shame felt for another, like when watching an awful performance

Marja Sinkkonen
Finland
Local time: 21:08
Native speaker of:

Finnish,

English

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

a shared sense of shame

Spencer Allman
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:08
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Yes, you're very likely right. I myself got confused! :)

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, this sounds very close, although I'm still wondering if there might be something better. This might be a case of us coming up with something in English that completes conveys the depths of such a complex transference of feeling. 'Shared' implies it's a communal feeling, but 'myötähäpeä' might be felt by an individual that identifies with the shame of another, cringes perhaps in recognition of what it feels like to be in that position of shame or whatever.

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