This is an event that produces vicarious embarrassment or that represents an embarrassing, shameful, uncomfortable, or unpleasant situation.
For example, a person in an event or social meeting trips and falls. In this case, the person who witnesses the event says ‘cringe’ to refer to the feeling of embarrassment it caused.
It is commonly used by adolescents and teenagers, and it does not have an offensive connotation.
For example, a person in an event or social meeting trips and falls. In this case, the person who witnesses the event says ‘cringe’ to refer to the feeling of embarrassment it caused.
It is commonly used by adolescents and teenagers, and it does not have an offensive connotation.