Meanings
nouncringeworthiness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe property of being cringeworthy: causing cringing by someone (an onlooker, a person doing something cringeworthy, or both) through awkwardness, embarrassment, or vicarious embarrassment.
Synonyms: cringe
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe property of being cringeworthy: causing cringing by someone (an onlooker, a person doing something cringeworthy, or both) through awkwardness, embarrassment, or vicarious embarrassment.
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Arabic كْرِنْج
- كْرِنْج (krinj)awkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe
Bulgarian криндж
- криндж (krindž)awkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe
Finnish nolous, kiusaannuttavuus
- nolousawkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe
- kiusaannuttavuusawkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe
Polish cringe
- cringeawkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe
Russian кринж, куко́ж
- кринж (krinž)awkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe
- куко́ж (kukóž)awkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe
Ukrainian криндж
- криндж (kryndž)awkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe
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cringeworthiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cringeworthiness
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“cringeworthiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cringeworthiness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cringeworthiness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cringeworthiness.
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