Awkwardness
41grace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. delicacy, tact, culture; graciousness, courtesy; attractiveness, charm; compassion, mercy, clemency; saintliness, piety. See permission, gratitude, forgiveness, elegance, pity. v. adorn, honor,… …
42embarrassment — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The condition of being embarrassed] Syn. confusion, chagrin, mortification, discomfiture, shame, humiliation, abashment, discomposure, discomfort, disconcertment, disconcertion, bashfulness, self consciousness, shyness,… …
43Difficulty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Difficulty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 difficulty difficulty Sgm: N 1 hardness hardness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 impracticability impracticability &c.(impossibility) 471 Sgm: N 1 tough work tough work hard work uphil …
44awkward — awk|ward S2 [ˈo:kwəd US ˈo:kwərd] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: awk turned the wrong way (15 17 centuries) (from Old Norse öfugr) + ward] 1.) making you feel embarrassed so that you are not sure what to do or say = ↑difficult ▪ I hoped he would… …
45awkward — [[t]ɔ͟ːkwə(r)d[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with. I was the first to ask him awkward questions but there ll be harder ones to come... There was an awkward moment as couples decided whether to stand …
46cumbersomeness — noun trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano • Syn: ↑awkwardness, ↑unwieldiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unwieldy (for: ↑unwieldiness), ↑ …
47ease — n. & v. n. 1 absence of difficulty; facility, effortlessness (did it with ease). 2 a freedom or relief from pain, anxiety, or trouble. b freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness. c freedom or relief from constraint or formality. v. 1 tr. relieve …
48ineptitude — noun 1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training • Syn: ↑awkwardness, ↑clumsiness, ↑ineptness, ↑maladroitness, ↑slowness • Derivationally related forms: ↑slow (for: ↑ …
49ineptness — noun 1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training • Syn: ↑awkwardness, ↑clumsiness, ↑ineptitude, ↑maladroitness, ↑slowness • Derivationally related forms: ↑slow (for: ↑ …
50maladroitness — noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training • Syn: ↑awkwardness, ↑clumsiness, ↑ineptness, ↑ineptitude, ↑slowness • Derivationally related forms: ↑slow (for: ↑ …
