خجالت‌آور
khejalat-avar
In Persian, the word for the noun 'cringe' (referring to secondhand embarrassment) is خجالت‌آور (khejalat-avar).
You can emphasize the level of embarrassment by using the adverb خیلی (very) before it, such as in the phrase خیلی خجالت‌آور بود (it was very cringe).
Meaning: secondhand embarrassment (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word خجالت‌آور is composed of خجالت (embarrassment) and the suffix -avar (bringing or causing).
How does it change in a sentence?
To use this word as a complete sentence meaning 'it is cringe', you must add the verb است (is) at the end, forming خجالت‌آور است.
How do you pronounce it?
khejalat-avar
Did you know?
- While خجالت‌آور describes the situation, Persians often express the visceral feeling of 'cringing' by saying مورمو سیخ کرد, which literally means 'it made my hairs stand up'.
- If you want to describe someone's behavior as 'cringe' in a more colloquial way, you might use the word ضایع, which describes something that is socially awkward or 'lame'.
- In modern Iranian internet slang, the English word 'cringe' is so common that it is written in the Persian alphabet as کرینج.
Examples in context
- این ویدیو خیلی خجالت‌آور است.in vidio kheyli khajalat-āvar ast.This video is very cringe.
- صحنت خیلی خجالت‌آور بود.sahnat kheyli khajalat-āvar bud.Your performance was so cringe.
- او همیشه حرف‌های خجالت‌آور می‌زند.u hamishe harf-haye khajalat-āvar mizanad.He always says cringe things.
Example conversation
Maryam and Reza are watching a bad acting clip on a phone.
- مریم Maryamرضا، این بازیگر را ببین!Reza, in bāzigar rā bebin!Reza, look at this actor!
- رضا Rezaوای، واقعاً خجالت‌آور است.Vāy, vaghean khejalat-āvar ast.Wow, it's really cringe.
- مریم Maryamمن حتی نمی‌توانم تماشایش کنم.Man hatā nemitavānam tamāshāyash konam.I can't even watch it.
- رضا Rezaبله، سریع ویدیو را ببند.Bale, sari video rā beband.Yes, close the video quickly.
