cringemaking

English

Etymology

From 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^[1]:

     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