cringeworthy

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cringe·wor·thy

 (krĭnj′wûr′thē)
adj.
Causing a reaction of embarrassment or awkwardness for something or someone: sat through a cringeworthy standup comedy routine.
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'Cringeworthy ads on both sides of the border,' tweeted Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, who is married to Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik.
In a social media post, Sania wrote: 'Cringeworthy ads on both sides of the border seriously guys, you don't need to 'hype up' or market the match anymore specially with rubbish!
TSB has been accused of paying "cringeworthy" levels of compensation to customers affected by its IT meltdown.
Piers Victoria I would like to add the advertising campaigns for these wretched devices is cringeworthy, to say the least, with their implication that, provided you run to their blessed meter every time you use high-powered products and take note of the amount of therms or wattage used, then your utility bill will have you dancing in the street.
Neil Kinnock was famous for three things - taking on the hard left in the party, falling in the sea during a photo op and hosting a cringeworthy triumphalist Labour shindig before the 1992 General Election which the party lost.
And the FA's handling of the Mark Sampson affair this week has been cringeworthy.
If you're not a fan of mother-in-law gags or jokes about animal cruelty, then prepare for a few cringeworthy moments as Jimmy reels off a few one-liners.
Tonight begins with a cringeworthy double bill and I can imagine the genuine Harry tuning in and being slightly miffed that he wasn't asked to take part for real.
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