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"ref": "2022 May 4, Stefanie Foster, “Great British Rail Sale failed!”, in RAIL, number 956, page 3",
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kʿinǰ",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
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"slang"
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"word": "քինջ"
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"code": "az",
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"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
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"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
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{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "tåkrummende"
},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "tenenkrommend"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "tenenkrullend"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "kiusaannuttava"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "nolo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "myötähäpeää aiheuttava"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "malaisant"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "embarrassant"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "peinlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "blamabel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "beschämend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "unangenehm"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "erschütternd"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "zum Fremdschämen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "zum In-den-Boden-Versinken"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "ciki"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "kínos"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "kjánahrollur"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "pínlegur"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "imbarazzante"
},
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"alt": "いたい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "itai",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "痛い"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ogeurogeul",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "오글오글"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "zawstydzający"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "żenujący"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "strjómnyj",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "стрёмный"
}
]
}
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},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
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}
],
"word": "cringeworthy"
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{
"word": "cringeworthiness"
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},
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{
"ref": "2022 May 4, Stefanie Foster, “Great British Rail Sale failed!”, in RAIL, number 956, page 3",
"text": "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.",
"type": "quotation"
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"That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing."
],
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"(colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing."
],
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"word": "cringe"
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{
"word": "cringy"
},
{
"word": "squirmworthy"
},
{
"word": "winceworthy"
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{
"word": "cringe-worthy"
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],
"translations": [
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kʿinǰ",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "քինջ"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "əttökən"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "krindž",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "криндж"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hrozně nepříjemný"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "tåkrummende"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "tenenkrommend"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "tenenkrullend"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "hontinda"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "hontiga"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "kiusaannuttava"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "nolo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "myötähäpeää aiheuttava"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "malaisant"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "embarrassant"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "peinlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "blamabel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "beschämend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "unangenehm"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "erschütternd"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "zum Fremdschämen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "zum In-den-Boden-Versinken"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "ciki"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "kínos"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "kjánahrollur"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "pínlegur"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "imbarazzante"
},
{
"alt": "いたい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "itai",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "痛い"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ogeurogeul",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "오글오글"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "zawstydzający"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "żenujący"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "strjómnyj",
"sense": "that causes one to cringe",
"word": "стрёмный"
}
],
"word": "cringeworthy"
}
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