单词 | cringe-making |
释义 | cringe-makingadj. colloquial (chiefly British). = cringeworthy adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > feeling of shame > [adjective] > embarrassed > embarrassing abashing1530 embarrassing1778 hot-making1931 cringy1967 cringe-making1969 cringe-inducing1972 toe-curling1976 cringeworthy1977 cringe2001 1969 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 17 June 7/8 The idea of stepping out with unlovely, uncomfortable feet is absolutely cringe-making. Let's not! 1983 New Musical Express 24 Sept. 21/4 A performance so cringemaking it would make a BOAC stewardess on duty look like a Method grad. 1993 Observer 12 Sept. 12/8 Luvvy has a special place in the in the English language, recalling cringe-making chat-shows. 2000 H. Simpson Hey Yeah Right (2001) 110 It was like the cringe-making conclusion to a happy clappy evangelical service, she thought; forced contact. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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