Verlegenheit

Definitions of Verlegenheit
  1. noun
    the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
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    types:
    Beklommenheit
    embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
    type of:
    Scham
    a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
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