"cringeworthiness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From cringeworthy + -ness. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|cringeworthy|-ness}} cringeworthy + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cringeworthiness (uncountable)
  1. The property of being cringeworthy; awkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: cringe Translations (awkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe): كْرِنْج (krinj) [Internet, colloquial, masculine] (Arabic), քրինջ (kʻrinǰ) [slang] (Armenian), криндж (krindž) (Bulgarian), nolous (Finnish), kiusaannuttavuus (Finnish), cringe [masculine] (Polish), кринж (krinž) [masculine, slang] (Russian), куко́ж (kukóž) [masculine, slang] (Russian), криндж (kryndž) [feminine, masculine] (Ukrainian)
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