English [ edit ] Alternative forms [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] cringe -worthy
Pronunciation [ edit ] Adjective [ edit ] cringeworthy (comparative more cringeworthy , superlative most cringeworthy )
( colloquial ) cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing .
2022 May 4, Stefanie Foster, “Great British Rail Sale failed!”, in RAIL , number 956 , page 3: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.
Synonyms [ edit ] Derived terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] that causes one to cringe
Armenian: քինջ ( kʻinǰ ) ( slang )
Azerbaijani: əttökən
Bulgarian: криндж ( krindž )
Chinese:
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Czech: hrozně nepříjemný m
Danish: tåkrummende
Dutch: tenenkrommend (nl) , tenenkrullend (nl)
Esperanto: hontinda hontiga
Finnish: kiusaannuttava nolo (fi) , myötähäpeää aiheuttava
French: malaisant (fr) , embarrassant (fr)
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German: peinlich (de) , blamabel (de) , beschämend (de) , unangenehm (de) , erschütternd (de) , zum Fremdschämen zum In-den-Boden-Versinken
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Hungarian: ciki (hu) , kínos (hu)
Icelandic: kjánahrollur pínlegur
Italian: imbarazzante (it)
Japanese: 痛い (ja) ( いたい, itai ) ( slang )
Korean: 오글오글 (ko) ( ogeurogeul )
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Polish: zawstydzający żenujący (pl)
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Russian: стрёмный (ru) ( strjómnyj )
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