Definition of cringeworthy
: so embarrassing, awkward, or upsetting as to cause one to cringe
- a cringeworthy performance
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Harden's success in isolation situations has made both him and the Rockets devastating offensive forces, and his defense is no longer filled with cringeworthy moments made for YouTube.
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But the only truly cringeworthy element of the new design was a very large metal board bearing the lyrics of a song that Mike wrote for Holli during their early days of dating that Joanna thought would add a personal touch to the dining room.
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American Idol has been struggling to win over fans this season, mostly thanks to a ton of awkward moments from judge Katy Perry and some pretty cringeworthy interactions.
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On Wednesday Page Six, which first reported on the couple's unconfirmed marital woes, also resurrected a cringeworthy quote Vanessa gave during a 2006 interview with the International Herald Tribune.
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But none may have been quite as cringeworthy as Tuesday's.
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Ernie Johnson, arguably the best studio host of his time, was caught in a cringeworthy moment of product placement.
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As in, The Bachelor—and went so far as to reenact the utterly cringeworthy finale breakup that made #BachelorNation silently scream from their sofas last week.
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The incident was so cringeworthy that Dean Unglert and Nick Viall made a parody video about it, in which Arie sits on the couch, eating crackers, while Becca sobs and demands Arie vacates her apartment.
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First Known Use of cringeworthy
1977
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