"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 , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-cringeworthy.wav Forms: more cringeworthy [comparative], cringeworthier [comparative], most cringeworthy [superlative], cringeworthiest [superlative], cringe-worthy [alternative]
Etymology: From cringe + -worthy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cringe|worthy}} cringe + -worthy Head templates: {{en-adj|more,er}} cringeworthy (comparative more cringeworthy or cringeworthier, superlative most cringeworthy or cringeworthiest)
  1. (colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: cringe, cringy, squirmworthy, winceworthy 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), cringe'owy (Polish), стрёмный (strjómnyj) (Russian), de alipori (Spanish), para morir de vergüenza (Spanish), para morirse de vergüenza (Spanish), de grima (Spanish), dar alipori [verb] (Spanish), dar grima [verb] (Spanish)

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Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒˌwɝð.i/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cringe"
    },
    {
      "word": "cringy"
    },
    {
      "word": "squirmworthy"
    },
    {
      "word": "winceworthy"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "lang_code": "hy",
      "roman": "kʻinǰ",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "քինջ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "lang_code": "az",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "əttökən"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "krindž",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "криндж"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "lìngrén gāngà de",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "令人尷尬的 /令人尴尬的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hrozně nepříjemný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "tåkrummende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "tenenkrommend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "tenenkrullend"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "hontinda"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "hontiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "kiusaannuttava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "nolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "myötähäpeää aiheuttava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "malaisant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "embarrassant"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "peinlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "blamabel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "beschämend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "unangenehm"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "erschütternd"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "zum Fremdschämen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "zum In-den-Boden-Versinken"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "ciki"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "kínos"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "kjánahrollur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "pínlegur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "imbarazzante"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いたい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "itai",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "痛い"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "ogeurogeul",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "오글오글"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "zawstydzający"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "żenujący"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "cringe'owy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "strjómnyj",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "стрёмный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "de alipori"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "para morir de vergüenza"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "para morirse de vergüenza"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "word": "de grima"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "dar alipori"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "that causes one to cringe",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "dar grima"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cringeworthy"
}

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