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awkward
adjective
causing
embarrassment
or
discomfort
in
social
situations
•
During
the
meeting
,
an
awkward
silence
spread
around
the
table
.
During
the
meeting
,
an
awkward
silence
spread
around
the
table
.
•
She
felt
awkward
when
she
realized
she
had
called
her
teacher
by
the
wrong
name
.
She
felt
awkward
when
she
realized
she
had
called
her
teacher
by
the
wrong
name
.
Middle
English
‘
awkeward
’,
from
‘
awk
’ (
the
wrong
way
)
+
‘
-ward
’.
