cringe

Etymology


The is derived from, from , , , the  of , from , from ,  (from ) +. The English word is cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,, , , 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬; and is a.

The and  are derived from the verb via.

Verb

 * 1)  To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.
 * 2)  To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear;  to feel very embarrassed.
 * 3)  To bow or crouch in servility.
 * 4)  To act in an obsequious or servile manner.
 * 5)  To draw (a body part) close to the body; also, to distort or wrinkle (the face, etc.).
 * 6)  To bow or crouch to (someone) in servility; to escort (someone) in a cringing manner.
 * 1)  To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear;  to feel very embarrassed.
 * 2)  To bow or crouch in servility.
 * 3)  To act in an obsequious or servile manner.
 * 4)  To draw (a body part) close to the body; also, to distort or wrinkle (the face, etc.).
 * 5)  To bow or crouch to (someone) in servility; to escort (someone) in a cringing manner.
 * 1)  To act in an obsequious or servile manner.
 * 2)  To draw (a body part) close to the body; also, to distort or wrinkle (the face, etc.).
 * 3)  To bow or crouch to (someone) in servility; to escort (someone) in a cringing manner.
 * 1)  To act in an obsequious or servile manner.
 * 2)  To draw (a body part) close to the body; also, to distort or wrinkle (the face, etc.).
 * 3)  To bow or crouch to (someone) in servility; to escort (someone) in a cringing manner.
 * 1)  To draw (a body part) close to the body; also, to distort or wrinkle (the face, etc.).
 * 2)  To bow or crouch to (someone) in servility; to escort (someone) in a cringing manner.
 * 1)  To draw (a body part) close to the body; also, to distort or wrinkle (the face, etc.).
 * 2)  To bow or crouch to (someone) in servility; to escort (someone) in a cringing manner.
 * 1)  To bow or crouch to (someone) in servility; to escort (someone) in a cringing manner.
 * 1)  To bow or crouch to (someone) in servility; to escort (someone) in a cringing manner.
 * 1)  To bow or crouch to (someone) in servility; to escort (someone) in a cringing manner.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: свивам се
 * Czech: schoulit se
 * Dutch: in elkaar krimpen
 * Finnish:, säpsähtää
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:, , , sich , , ,
 * Hungarian:, , , ,
 * Icelandic: hrylla við, kjánahrollur
 * Italian:, , raggricciare
 * Malay: ringis
 * Maori: hūiki, maopo, whakamaoko, whakaririka
 * Ottoman Turkish: پوصمق
 * Portuguese: encolher-se
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: ,


 * Bulgarian: кринджвам
 * Esperanto: ŝrumpaĵo
 * French:
 * Hungarian:, kínosan érzi magát, zavarba jön, zavarban van
 * Icelandic: kjánahrollur
 * Italian: ribrezzare
 * Russian: ,


 * French:
 * Hungarian:, elfogja a szégyen


 * Hungarian:, , ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Hungarian:, , , ,

Noun

 * 1)  A gesture or posture of cringing (recoiling or shrinking).
 * 2)  An act or disposition of servile obeisance.
 * 3)  A.
 * 4)  Things, particularly online content, which would cause an onlooker to cringe from secondhand embarrassment.
 * 1)  Things, particularly online content, which would cause an onlooker to cringe from secondhand embarrassment.

Translations

 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: Ducken, Erschaudern,, Zusammenfahren, Zusammenzucken
 * Hungarian: hőkölés, ,
 * Italian: raggomitolamento
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: grima

Adjective

 * 1)   or , inducing awkwardness or secondhand embarrassment.

Etymology
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Adjective

 * , cringeworthy

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Adjective

 * 1)  cringy

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Noun

 * , cringeworthiness

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)   content that embarrasses onlookers

Adjective

 * 1)  cringeworthy

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)   something that is so awkward or embarrassing that it's almost unbearable to watch or experience

Adjective

 * 1)  cringe something that is so awkward or embarrassing that it's almost unbearable to watch or experience

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Adjective

 * 1)  cringy

Usage notes
Uninflected.