Cringeworthy/adjective/informal.
Definition:
causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
“the movie was fair because the dialog was quite cringeworthy”
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The end of last night’s Oscars was cringeworthy. I didn’t subject myself to the show at all, but I had to watch the recap of the fiasco this morning on YouTube. What a gaffe!
There are many things we encounter in life that are cringeworthy. Reading my old poetry from high school would definitely be high on my list.
The time I asked a college boy(friend) to go to my sorority formal with me ...