Reaction to Something Extremely Awkward

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Australia, Group 1006, Puzzle 3 (Daintree Rainforest).

Question is: Reaction to Something Extremely Awkward

and the answer is: CRINGE

Word Meaning:

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

Definitions from Wiktionary.

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