cringeworthy

English

Alternative forms

cringe-worthy

Etymology

cringe +‎ -worthy

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪndʒˌwɜːð.i/
Audio (Berkshire, UK) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒˌwɝð.i/

Adjective

cringeworthy (comparative more cringeworthy, superlative most cringeworthy)

(colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing.
- 2022 May 4, Stefanie Foster, “Great British Rail Sale failed!”, in RAIL, number 956, page 3:
  It also presented a golden opportunity for Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to wear silly outfits and produce yet another cringeworthy video, which attracted sharp criticism online.

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Translations

that causes one to cringe

Armenian: քինջ (kʿinǰ) (slang)
Azerbaijani: əttökən (az)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Czech: hrozně nepříjemný m
Dutch: tenenkrullend (nl)
Esperanto: hontinda, hontiga
Finnish: kiusaannuttava, nolo (fi), myötähäpeää aiheuttava
German: peinlich (de), blamabel (de), beschämend (de), unangenehm (de), erschütternd (de)
Hungarian: ciki (hu), kínos (hu)
Icelandic: kjánahrollur, pínlegur
Italian: imbarazzante (it)
Japanese: 痛い (ja) (いたい, itai) (slang)
Korean: 오글오글 (ko) (ogeurogeul)

References

“cringeworthy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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