cringe
uncomfortable, dismissive
the one-line answer
Something embarrassing, awkward, or socially uncomfortable.
Cringe describes something that makes you physically recoil from second-hand embarrassment. It is embarrassing to witness. Calling something cringe is a dismissal of its social calibration.
mainstream
Your coworker might use this word.
01 / in the wild
hear it move.
reaction
his speech was so cringe I had to leave the room.
His speech was so embarrassing I could not stay to watch.