Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Finnish term or phrase:
myötähäpeä
English translation:
a shared sense of shame
Added to glossary by
Anya S (X)
Jul 25, 2008 08:37
16 yrs ago
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Finnish term
Anya S (X)
myötähäpeä
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Environment & Ecology
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?
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?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | a shared sense of shame |
Spencer Allman
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| 4 +1 | sympathetic shame |
Marja Sinkkonen
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Proposed translations
+4
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a shared sense of shame
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.
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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.
Note from 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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Comment: "Yes, you're very likely right. I myself got confused! :)"
+1
15 mins
sympathetic shame
A sense of shame felt for another, like when watching an awful performance
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Merja Jauhiainen
7 mins
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Kiitos!
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| neutral |
Spencer Allman
: this is a highly unlikely collocation
4 hrs
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