cringeworthy

English

Alternative forms

• cringe-worthy

Etymology

cringe +‎ -worthy

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪndʒˌwɜːð.i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪndʒˌwɝð.i/

Adjective

cringeworthy (comparative more cringeworthy, superlative most cringeworthy)

1. (colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing.

Synonyms

• cringy
• squirmworthy
• winceworthy

Derived terms

• cringeworthily
• cringeworthiness

Translations

that causes one to cringe

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: hrozně nepříjemný m

• Dutch: tenenkrullend
• Finnish: kiusaannuttava
• German: peinlich (de), blamabel (de), beschämend (de), unangenehm (de)
• Hungarian: ciki (hu), kínos (hu)
• Japanese: 痛い (ja) (いたい, itai) (slang)
• Korean: 오글오글 (ko) (ogeurogeul)