cringeworthy

English

Alternative forms

• cringe-worthy

Etymology

cringe +‎ -worthy

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪndʒˌwɜːð.i/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒˌwɝð.i/

Adjective

cringeworthy (comparative more cringeworthy, superlative most cringeworthy)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• cringy
• squirmworthy
• winceworthy

Derived terms

• cringeworthily
• cringeworthiness

Translations

that causes one to cringe

• Armenian: քինջ (kʿinǰ) (slang)
• 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.