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Definition of awkwardness in English: awkwardnessnounˈɔːkwədnəsˈɔkwərdnəs mass nounThe quality of being awkward. there was a moment of awkwardness Example sentencesExamples - Nervousness and awkwardness set in before the next track brings the funk back.
- There is a pervading sense of discomfort and awkwardness about their arrangement and interaction.
- The first episode comes across reasonably well but I think the ensuing episodes will be better once the initial awkwardnesses are out of the way.
- One senses that it is a much-resisted process, full of compromises and awkwardnesses, but it proceeds nonetheless.
- The campaign is unlikely to help, and quite likely to increase awkwardness and embarrassment.
Synonyms embarrassment, self-consciousness, discomfort, discomfiture, uneasiness, edginess, tension, nervousness ungainliness, clumsiness, lack of coordination, gracelessness, inelegance, ineptness, gaucheness, gawkiness
Definition of awkwardness in US English: awkwardnessnounˈɔkwərdnəsˈôkwərdnəs The quality of being awkward. there was a moment of awkwardness Example sentencesExamples - The campaign is unlikely to help, and quite likely to increase awkwardness and embarrassment.
- One senses that it is a much-resisted process, full of compromises and awkwardnesses, but it proceeds nonetheless.
- Nervousness and awkwardness set in before the next track brings the funk back.
- The first episode comes across reasonably well but I think the ensuing episodes will be better once the initial awkwardnesses are out of the way.
- There is a pervading sense of discomfort and awkwardness about their arrangement and interaction.
Synonyms embarrassment, self-consciousness, discomfort, discomfiture, uneasiness, edginess, tension, nervousness ungainliness, clumsiness, lack of coordination, gracelessness, inelegance, ineptness, gaucheness, gawkiness
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