Definition of cringeworthy
: so embarrassing, awkward, or upsetting as to cause one to cringe a cringeworthy performance
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The sometimes cringeworthy shots of real-life political pundits like Van Jones and Gloria Borger reading scripts about the faux election is far too familiar.
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The show is universally panned and time has done the special no favors, as the cringeworthy moments actually seem worse today.
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1977
First Known Use of cringeworthy
1977
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