cringe-making
adjective UK informal uk/ˈkrɪndʒˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/ us/ˈkrɪndʒˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/
令人难堪的
Someone or something that is cringe-making is so bad that you feel embarrassed.
Then there were his cringe-making attempts at humour. 接着他想幽默一下，结果反而让人难堪。