awkward

/'ɔ:kwəd/
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awkward

She felt awkward holding the large, oddly shaped package.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner: Describes a feeling of unease, embarrassment, or a lack of confidence in social situations, often resulting in clumsy or hesitant behavior.
    • Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment: Refers to situations, moments, or questions that are difficult, embarrassing, or uncomfortable to handle.
    • Not elegant or graceful in expression: Describes language, writing, or speech that is clumsy, difficult to read, or poorly phrased.
    • Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape: Describes physical objects that are bulky, unwieldy, or inconvenient to carry or use.
    • Lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance: Describes a person's physical movements or actions as clumsy, uncoordinated, or unskilled.
    • Causing inconvenience: Refers to a time or circumstance that is poorly timed or troublesome.
Usage Examples
  • Socially uncomfortable:
    • He felt awkward and reserved at the party.
    • She was awkward and ill at ease among strangers.
  • Hard to deal with:
    • There was an awkward silence after his comment.
    • He asked a few awkward questions about the finances.
  • Not elegant in expression:
    • The report was written in a very awkward style.
    • She made an awkward attempt to apologize.
  • Difficult to handle physically:
    • It was an awkward bundle to carry up the stairs.
    • The cello is an awkward instrument to transport.
  • Lacking grace in movement:
    • He's an awkward dancer.
    • Her awkward fingers fumbled with the tiny buttons.
  • Causing inconvenience:
    • You've called at a rather awkward time.
Advanced Usage
  • "Awkward age": Refers to the period of adolescence, characterized by physical and social awkwardness.
    • Teenagers often feel self-conscious during the awkward age.
  • "Awkward customer": (Idiomatic) A person who is difficult or troublesome to deal with.
    • Be careful negotiating with him; he's a known awkward customer.
Variants and Related Words
  • Awkwardly (adverb): In an awkward manner.
    • He shuffled awkwardly into the room.
  • Awkwardness (noun): The state or quality of being awkward.
    • There was a palpable awkwardness in the air after the argument.
Synonyms
  • Uncomfortable: Causing or feeling slight discomfort or unease.
  • Clumsy: Moving or doing things in a careless, awkward way.
  • Ungainly: (Of a person or movement) awkward; clumsy.
  • Inept: Having or showing no skill; clumsy.
  • Embarrassing: Causing a feeling of self-conscious confusion or shame.
Related Phrases
  • To feel awkward: To experience a sense of social discomfort or embarrassment.
    • I always feel awkward at large formal events.
  • An awkward silence: A pause in conversation that feels uncomfortable or tense.
    • His joke was met with an awkward silence.
Related Idioms
  • To put someone in an awkward position: To cause someone to be in a difficult or embarrassing situation.
    • Your request puts me in an awkward position with my boss.
awkward

She felt awkward holding the large, oddly shaped package.

Adjective
  1. socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
    • awkward and reserved at parties
    • ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know
    • was always uneasy with strangers
  2. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
    • awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
    • an awkward pause followed his remark
    • a sticky question
    • in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
  3. not elegant or graceful in expression
    • an awkward prose style
    • a clumsy apology
    • his cumbersome writing style
    • if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
  4. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
    • an awkward bundle to carry
    • a load of bunglesome paraphernalia
    • clumsy wooden shoes
    • the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl
  5. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
    • an awkward dancer
    • an awkward gesture
    • too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes
    • his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot
  6. causing inconvenience
    • they arrived at an awkward time

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