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cringeworthiness

cringeworthiness noun: the property of being cringeworthy: causing cringing by someone (an onlooker, a person doing something cringeworthy, or both) through awkwardness, embarrassment, or vicarious embarrassment.

Noun

cringeworthiness (uncountable)

  1. The 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

cringeworthiness meaning in Arabic

cringeworthiness in Arabic

awkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe
كْرِنْج krinj

Synonyms of cringeworthiness

Origin of cringeworthiness

From cringeworthy + -ness.

Questions about cringeworthiness

What does cringeworthiness mean?
Cringeworthiness means the property of being cringeworthy: causing cringing by someone (an onlooker, a person doing something cringeworthy, or both) through awkwardness, embarrassment, or vicarious embarrassment.
What is cringeworthiness in Arabic?
Cringeworthiness in Arabic is كْرِنْج (krinj). See Cringeworthiness meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is cringeworthiness?
Cringeworthiness is a noun.

Words near cringeworthiness in the dictionary

  1. cringetastic
  2. cringeth
  3. cringeworthier
  4. cringeworthiest
  5. cringeworthily
  6. cringeworthiness
  7. cringeworthy
  8. cringey
  9. cringey-ness
  10. cringeyness
  11. cringier

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