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awkwardness

'ɔkwɝrdnʌs

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noun
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
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clumsiness ineptitude ineptness maladroitness slowness

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unskillfulness
noun
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
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clumsiness gracelessness stiffness

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inelegance
noun
trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
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cumbersomeness unwieldiness

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troublesomeness inconvenience worriment
noun
the quality of an embarrassing situation
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"he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"

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nuisance value

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disadvantage
noun
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
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clumsiness

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gracefulness

type of:
bearing carriage posture

Examples of awkwardness

"he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"