cringemaking

English

Etymology

cringe +‎ making

Adjective

cringemaking (comparative more cringemaking, superlative most cringemaking)

  1. Inducing cringing; embarrassing.
    • 2007 June 1, Michiko Kakutani, “Past and Present: Imperfect, Tense”, in New York Times‎:
      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.

Derived terms
  • cringe-makingly
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