shame of others is a locution of the Portuguese language that defines the feeling of shame what a person feels when witnessing something another individual has said or done; the act of feeling shame for the next.
The shame of others is a feeling of embarrassment when witnessing an embarrassing situation made by another individual who normally doesn't realize how ridiculous, stupid, ignorant or shameful yours was act.
Example: "I felt embarrassed by the singer for choosing that song to represent" or "I always feel ashamed of my brother when we go out together".
According to some scholars of neuroscience, the shame of others is caused by so-called "mirror neurons", cells brains that are experts in "copying", simulating inside a person's brain situations that happen with others.
When seeing other individuals feeling emotions such as fear, joy, tension or shame, a person ends up unconsciously adapting that reality for himself.
In English, there is no literal translation for the expression "other people's shame". However, there are other expressions that could be used in situations similar to "the shame of others", such as: "
Second-hand embarrassment" or "to feel embarrassed for somebody else".See also the meaning of ignominy.