cringeworthy

or cringe-wor·thy

[ krinj-wur-thee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

causing a reaction or feeling of embarrassment, awkwardness, or discomfort:
They exchanged glances at the show’s cringeworthy attempts at humor.

First recorded in 1975–80; cringe ( def ) + -worthy ( def )

Have you ever witnessed one that was particularly cringeworthy?

What this portends for next year and beyond is cringeworthy.

At points, Tomorrow Night is all of those things, ranging from cringeworthy to laugh-out-loud funny.

But thank Idol for the cringeworthy joy of watching Britney Spears somnambulantly giving out singing advice on live television.

We know that failure of justice is not infrequent; it just never had such a cringeworthy label.

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