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cringeworthy
[ krinj-wur-thee ]
adjective
- causing a reaction or feeling of embarrassment, awkwardness, or discomfort:
They exchanged glances at the show’s cringeworthy attempts at humor.
Other Words From
- cringe·wor·thi·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of cringeworthy1
Example Sentences
Democrats have successfully framed this election as a contest between normal and “weird,” to recycle the cringeworthy epithet from the Harris-Walz peak of early September.
At political rallies and in media circles, Gachagua railed against Kenyatta, often in words that other politicians would find cringeworthy.
There are some cringeworthy moments watching the pair win at detective work while losing as vulnerable fangirls.
What he presents in the first half is cringeworthy: a chintzy and cheesy playacting of the chaos, with any discussion of the issues.
To those not in his cult, Trump is sometimes inadvertently funny, to be sure, but almost always in cringeworthy fashion.
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