Awkwardness

Word Type

Noun

The word "awkwardness" can be used as a noun.

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Derived From

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bearing carriage disadvantage inconvenience inelegance posture troublesomeness unskillfulness worriment

Type Of (IsA)

carriage disadvantage inelegance troublesomeness unskillfulness

Related Terms

Related Terms

awkward awkwardly

Synonym Network

clumsiness clunkiness discomfiture inelegance ineptness

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