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Cringe

krɪn(d)ʒ

Cringe definitions

verb

Inflections:

cringes cringing cringed cringe

bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner

"he cringed away from the blow"

Synonyms:
cower shrink draw back pull back recoil start shy (away) wince flinch blench blanch dodge duck crouch shudder shake tremble quiver quail quake kowtow bow and scrape grovel creep crawl toady fawn truckle cower
have an inward feeling of acute embarrassment or awkwardness

"I cringed at his stupidity"

Synonyms:
wince squirm blush flush go red

noun

Inflections:

cringe cringes

an act of cringing

adjective

Inflections:

cringe cringer cringest

causing feelings of acute embarrassment or awkwardness

"learning about sex and sexuality can be seriously cringe"

Synonyms:
shaming shameful humiliating mortifying demeaning degrading ignominious