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# awkwardness

noun (awkwardness, uncountable)

«awkwardness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The feeling of being uncomfortable or embarrassed, especially in a social situation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awkwardness/#m1)
2. Clumsiness; not moving easily or smoothly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awkwardness/#m2)
3. Being difficult to deal with. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awkwardness/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories: the awkwardness of a silence, of a first day at a new school. In everyday life: the awkwardness of a teenager growing fast. Phrases: an awkwardness between them, social awkwardness.

### Examples

- There was an awkwardness after the argument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awkwardness/#x1)
- He laughed to hide his awkwardness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awkwardness/#x2)
- The new girl felt the awkwardness of not knowing anyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awkwardness/#x3)
- The baby giraffe's awkwardness made us smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awkwardness/#x4)
- The awkwardness of the box made it hard to carry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awkwardness/#x5)
- After a minute, the awkwardness was gone and we chatted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awkwardness/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: awkward (note the "wkw" spelling). Informal synonym: cringe (slang).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «awkwardness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awkwardness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«awkwardness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/awkwardness.html) on Mova free.