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awkwardness

noun
  1. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
    cumbersomenessunwieldiness
  2. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed
    “My awkwardness shows on first dates.”
    stiffness
  3. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
    clumsiness
  4. the quality of an embarrassing situation
    “I sensed the awkwardness of my comments.”
    nuisance value
  5. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
    ineptnessclumsinessineptitudemaladroitness