cringe in French

(countable) A gesture or posture of cringing (recoiling or shrinking).

(uncountable, slang, derogatory) Things, particularly online content, which would cause an onlooker to cringe from secondhand embarrassment.

(intransitive) To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.

(intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.