Cringemaking

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Inducing cringing; embarrassing.

    "The couple’s attempt to consummate their marriage, predictably enough, ends in an embarrassing encounter that will snowball into a far more dire emotional exchange, all of which is depicted by Mr. McEwan in unsavory, voyeuristic terms that are as cringemaking as they are graphic."

Synonyms

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cringetastic

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"The couple’s attempt to consummate their marriage, predictably enough, ends in an embarrassing encounter that will snowball into a far more dire emotional exchange, all of which is depicted by Mr. McEwan in unsavory, voyeuristic terms that are as cringemaking as they are graphic."

Etymology

From cringe + making.

Related phrases

cringe-makingly

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