"cringeworthy" meaning in English

See cringeworthy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɹɪndʒˌwɜːð.i/ [UK], /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒˌwɝð.i/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cringeworthy.wav Forms: more cringeworthy [comparative], most cringeworthy [superlative]
Etymology: From cringe + -worthy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cringe|worthy}} cringe + -worthy Head templates: {{en-adj}} cringeworthy (comparative more cringeworthy, superlative most cringeworthy)
  1. (colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: cringe, cringy, squirmworthy, winceworthy, cringe-worthy Derived forms: cringeworthily, cringeworthiness Translations (that causes one to cringe): քինջ (kʻinǰ) [slang] (Armenian), əttökən (Azerbaijani), криндж (krindž) (Bulgarian), 令人尷尬的 /令人尴尬的 (lìngrén gāngà de) (Chinese Mandarin), hrozně nepříjemný [masculine] (Czech), tåkrummende (Danish), tenenkrommend (Dutch), tenenkrullend (Dutch), hontinda (Esperanto), hontiga (Esperanto), kiusaannuttava (Finnish), nolo (Finnish), myötähäpeää aiheuttava (Finnish), malaisant (French), embarrassant (French), peinlich (German), blamabel (German), beschämend (German), unangenehm (German), erschütternd (German), zum Fremdschämen (German), zum In-den-Boden-Versinken (German), ciki (Hungarian), kínos (Hungarian), kjánahrollur (Icelandic), pínlegur (Icelandic), imbarazzante (Italian), 痛い (itai) (alt: いたい) [slang] (Japanese), 오글오글 (ogeurogeul) (Korean), zawstydzający (Polish), żenujący (Polish), стрёмный (strjómnyj) (Russian), embarazoso (Spanish), de alipori (Spanish), para morir(se) de vergüenza (Spanish)
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          "word": "myötähäpeää aiheuttava"
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          "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
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          "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
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          "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
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      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
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      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
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      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
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      "word": "стрёмный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "embarazoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "de alipori"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "para morir(se) de vergüenza"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cringeworthy"
}

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