awkward

adjectiveB1 · Intermediate

Not comfortable or smooth, a bit strange.

Meaning of «awkward»

adjective

not comfortable or smooth, a bit strange

There was an awkward silence after his joke.

Translation

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«awkward» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

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HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

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TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

moving or acting in an unskilled way

clumsyoften drops or breaks thingsI am so clumsy that I broke a glass.

awkwardstiff and not smooth in how you move or actHe felt awkward dancing in front of people.

uncoordinatedyour body parts do not move well togetherThe little boy is still uncoordinated when he runs.

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