cringeworthyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From cringe +‎ -worthy.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈkɹɪndʒˌwɜːð.i/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒˌwɝð.i/

形容詞

cringeworthy (comparative more cringeworthy or cringeworthier, superlative most cringeworthy or cringeworthiest)

1. (colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing.
   • 2014 November 18, Gail Sullivan, “Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year is ‘vape’”, in The Washington Post‎, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 December 2014:

     The last word on words has spoken. Oxford Dictionaries chose “vape” as the word of the year. It was selected over cringeworthier choices such as “slacktivism” or “bae” — the latter a term of endearment that was a top contender for censorship in Time magazine’s “Which Word Should Be Banned in 2015?” poll.

   • 2017 February 5, Maura Judkis, Bethonie Butler, “The five worst Super Bowl commercials”, in The Washington Post‎, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 6 February 2017:

     These ads aren’t as bad as some of the worst ads from previous years — let us not forget the gross GoDaddy commercials, or the Nationwide “Dead Kid” commercial of Super Bowls past — but they’re definitely the cringeworthiest of an already forgettable crop.

   • 2022 May 4, Stefanie Foster, “Great British Rail Sale failed!”, in RAIL, number 956, page 3:

     It also presented a golden opportunity for Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to wear silly outfits and produce yet another cringeworthy video, which attracted sharp criticism online.

同意語

• cringe
• cringy
• squirmworthy
• winceworthy

派生語

• cringeworthily
• cringeworthiness

参照

• “cringeworthy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.