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n. The state or quality of being awkward

n. The state or quality of being awkward.

n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

n. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape

n. the quality of an embarrassing situation

n. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

n. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

"However, awkwardness is not a condition that is limited to gawky teens who haven't grown into their feet yet."

worriment    troublesomeness    inconvenience    disadvantage   

clumsiness   

awkwardly   

maladresse    gaucherie    rusticity    gawkiness    ineptitude    ineptness    inaptness    inaptitude    ungainliness    uncouthness   

shyness    embarrassment    nervousness    timidity    reluctance    stiffness    inability    trepidation    self-consciousness    reticence