awkwardness
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awkwardness
noun awkwardnesses · aukwardness
- The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness. […] instead of the joyous voices of his playfellows he hears the rough commands of an unindulgent master or a scolding mistress; — he is continually reproached for his awkwardness and timidity, and reminded of his pauper origin.
- The quality of an embarrassing situation. Such awkwardnesses indicate that Lenin was conscious of the daily erosion of what few democratic institutions remained, but wished from time to time to invoke the virtuous-sounding name of democracy.
Similar: clunkiness, clumsiness, discomfiture, ineptness, ineptitude, inelegance
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Closest in meaning: clumsiness, maladroitness, unwieldiness, inconvenience, slowness, cumbersomeness, ineptness, ineptitude, gracelessness, stiffness, nuisance value, shyness, embarrassment, discomfort, annoyance, self-consciousness
noun
Similar: clunkiness, clumsiness, discomfiture, ineptness, ineptitude, inelegance
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noun the state or quality of being awkward
| Español | torpeza |
|---|---|
| Français | maladresse |
| Deutsch | Unbeholfenheit, Umständlichkeit, Ungeschicklichkeit, Plumpheit |
noun the quality of an embarrassing situation
| Português | constrangimento |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Peinlichkeit |
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title = {awkwardness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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