AWKWARDNESS definition: 1. embarrassment, or a situation that is difficult and not relaxed: 2. the situation of being…. Learn more.

awkward, clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche mean not marked by ease (as of performance, movement, or social conduct). awkward is widely applicable and may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, lack of muscular control, embarrassment, or lack of tact.

Synonyms for AWKWARDNESS: clumsiness, gawkiness, ungainliness, gracelessness, klutziness, gaucheness, disability, incapacity; Antonyms of AWKWARDNESS: dexterity, agility, deftness, nimbleness, coordination, sleight, spryness, flexibility

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feelings or signs of shame or difficulty. She laughed to cover up her feeling of awkwardness. There was no awkwardness between them. the fact of having a shape or being made in a way that is not pleasant or easy to deal with. the fact that …

Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort: an awkward remark; an awkward silence. b. Requiring great tact, ingenuity, skill, and discretion: An awkward situation arose during the peace talks. [Middle English awkeward, in the wrong way : awke, wrong (from Old Norse öfugr, backward; see apo- in Indo-European roots) + -ward, -ward.]

Have you ever felt clumsy and that you had two left feet? That is how it is to feel awkward — literally that you are going in the wrong direction. Awkward is an example of a word literally meaning something and then figuratively meaning something related.

The state or quality of being awkward. No awkwardness existed today. When Natasha left the room Pierre's confusion and awkwardness immediately vanished and were replaced by eager excitement. He experienced none of the awkwardness he did with Harmony.

awkwardness (usually uncountable, plural awkwardnesses) The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.

not well planned or designed for easy or effective use: an awkward instrument; an awkward method. dangerous: an awkward turn in the road. requiring skill, tact, or the like: an awkward …