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Meaning of cringemaking | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Inducing cringing; embarrassing.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

cringesome cringest cringetastic cringeworthier cringeworthiest cringeworthy

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