Maladroitness

//maləˈdɹɔɪtnəs//

Synonyms for "maladroitness" (33 found)

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awkwardness baseness deficiency failure imperfection

Noun(2 words)

awkwardness clumsiness

Strong matches (10)

inability inadequacy inaptitude incapability incapacity incompetence ineffectiveness ineffectuality inefficiency inelegance

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Noun(3 words)

ineptitude ineptness slowness

insufficiency littleness maladjustment meanness mediocrity pettiness ponderousness smallness thoughtlessness triviality unintelligence unmanageability vulgarity

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Polish

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niezgrabność noun (state of being maladroit)
niezręczność noun (state of being maladroit)

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The king sacked d'Argenson for maladroitness, but seemed to share some of his views [...].

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