awkwardness
The state or quality of being awkwardThe state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
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» I sensed the awkwardness in the room.
ulyssemc1 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
Unbeholfenheit, Umständlichkeit, Ungeschicklichkeit
(uncountable, usually)The quality of an embarrassing situation.
Peinlichkeit
the quality of an embarrassing situation
Examples
5 sentencesI sensed the awkwardness in the room.
The feeling of awkwardness did not leave me.
ruМеня не покидало чувство неловкости. — marafon
Her awkwardness was uncanny.
Matthew suffered from social awkwardness.
Ziri's awkwardness made Rima laugh.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
plural: awkwardnesses| Singular | awkwardness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
13 synonyms- trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape:cumbersomenessunwieldiness
- the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment):clumsinessgracelessnessstiffness
- the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant:clumsiness
- the quality of an embarrassing situation:nuisance value
- unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training:clumsinessineptnessineptitudemaladroitnessslowness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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