hate watching
Enjoying loathing something
Hate watching is viewing something—usually a TV show or movie—specifically because you find it bad, irritating, or objectionable.
The appeal lies in the pleasure of criticism, mockery, or outrage rather than genuine enjoyment: I'm hate watching this reality show just to see how trashy it gets.
The practice often involves a perverse commitment, following something terrible through multiple episodes or seasons.
- cringeShrink from discomfort
- cringe comedyComedy exploiting secondhand embarrassment
- bingeBout of excess
- trainwreckChaotic, unfolding catastrophe
- schadenfreudeDelight in others' misfortune
mockery · ironic · terrible · addictive · obsessed · compelled · reality TV · snark · eyeroll · commentary · live tweeting · second screen · roast · dumpster fire · messy · awful · captivated · rubbernecking