Talk:Embarrassment

message: Uh... is the etmology of this word really what I think it is? --Ihope127 13:14, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Etymology

message: So would it be appropriate to discuss the phenomenon of third person embarassment (TPE) here?  By TPE, I mean where *adults* are unable to watch or enjoy embarassing moments in TV or film (such as in comedies), and resort to leaving the room or hiding their face, rather than laughing or just watching what's happening.  A quick google was not very helpful, but surely people working on this sight must have heard of this, and must know of research on the subject.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.18.198.29 (talk) 15:40, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: This seems to be known as "vicarious embarrassment" in the literature. I have added a section describing the phenomenon. --pmj (talk) 11:09, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Embarassment & Media, or Third Person Embarassment

message: Contributors to this article may be interested to know that the article on Embarazada (the Spanish for "pregnant", a false friend cognate with "embarrassed") is currently up for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Embarazada. Flapdragon 11:40, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Embarazada 

message: The article currently has some overly lengthy lists of examples of various types of embarrassment.  Generally speaking, though, it is considered better style to use prose instead of bullet point lists.  The number of examples also seems fairly excessive for purposes of demonstrating the specific concepts of embarrassment being defined.
I'm going to be WP:BOLD and take the liberty to convert as much of this as I can to prose and trim out many of the examples to make the sections more concise and to make them sound less like a brainstorming session.  Feel free to adjust anyting I change, of course. Dugwiki 22:51, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Converting and pruning lists in the article 

message: I've removed the word "unpleasant" from the first paragraph. It seems not obvious that embarrassment is always unpleasant, and I can imagine situations where someone might be legitimately called embarrassed even though they revel somewhat in being awkward, and take what might be called a modicum of pleasure from the experience. I might very well be wrong, but if there is any doubt I should prefer to leave the word out. Omphaloscope talk 18:03, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  is embarassment necessarily unpleasant? 

message: Perhaps it would be good to include that "extreme embarrassment" over a small event, such as a faux pas, can indicate perfectionism in an individual. Of course, most people would feel embarrassment over a faux paus (such as asking an expecting woman when her baby is due, only to find that she looks pregnant but is not), but perfectionists would likely feel embarrassment for months, even years to come afterward. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.160.174.65 (talk • contribs) 02:34, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Perfectionism 

message: The article mentions that loss of dignity or honor is common with embarassment but maybe it should have a few different sections that could explain how some situations often have less embarassment attached to them when in one certain group, such as peers, versus another group, such as a boss or unfamiliar coworkers.
Dsylve44 20:47, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Embarassment at Certain Levels 

message: "Emderatology", really? There's no such word, it seems to be completely made up. It's impossible etymologically, is never mentioned in scientific literature and google only knows it due to this wikipedia page (along with exact copies that have propagated all over the place starting in 2009). This is a hoax that has to be removed.
--Avatar(DS) (talk) 11:45, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Emdera-WHAT?! 

message: this image might be appropriate, as they appear embarrased (esp her), especially as they will definitely be embarrassed to see themselves in the article. ps this is not an image i took, i am presuming that it is permissible to use. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 03:33, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: This article doesn't even need an image. It's just here for the sake of it and adds nothing. I suggest removing it altogether. Richard75 (talk) 17:58, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Image?

message: This is made up. There is no such commonly used terminology. Removing this vandalism 66.55.144.183 (talk) 04:15, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Medical 

message: So, most of the citations for this page are limited to the subsection of Vicarious Embarrassment. In addition, almost none of them are suitable for wikipedia. What is a question on Quora doing as a citation??? Dhawryluk (talk) 17:53, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citations?! 

message: This article says early on that embarrassment may be associated with anger, but I did not think embarrassment was at all like anger. I thought it was more similar to guilt. Vorbee (talk) 07:44, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. A person feeling embarrassment may look for somebody or something to blame (either internal, within themselves, or external), and may even on occasion "lash out" in some way, but embarrassment is certainly not closely associated enough with anger for this to appear in the lede sentence. I'm removing it. GrindtXX (talk) 10:51, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Guilt or anger?

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