Usually means: Embarrassing or awkward; causes discomfort.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word cringeworthy:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. cringeworthy: Merriam-Webster
  2. cringeworthy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cringeworthy: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Cringeworthy, cringeworthy: Wordnik
  5. cringeworthy: Wiktionary
  6. cringeworthy: Dictionary.com

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. cringeworthy: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  2. cringeworthy: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (cringeworthy)

▸ adjective:  (colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing.

Similar:
cringetastic, cringeful, cringy, cringey, cringe-y, cringesome, cringe, winceworthy, squirmworthy, mortifying, more...

Opposite:
cool, awesome, great, spectacular

Types:
awkward, uncomfortable, embarrassing, humiliating, more...

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Similar:
cringetastic, cringeful, cringy, cringey, cringe-y, cringesome, cringe, winceworthy, squirmworthy, mortifying, more...

Opposite:
cool, awesome, great, spectacular

Types:
awkward, uncomfortable, embarrassing, humiliating, more...



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