awkwardness

awkwardness [óuk-uard-nes]
sustantivo
1Tosquedad, grosería, torpeza (clumsiness), poca habilidad o maña.
Dificultad, molestia, carácter molesto, incomodidad (of a situation).

awkwardness [ˈɔːkwədnɪs]
noun
1 (difficult nature) [of problem] lo delicado; [of situation] lo delicado; lo violento; [of person] falta de colaboración; (f) [of shape, design] lo incómodo; lo poco práctico
that kind of awkwardness is very irritating
2 (embarrassment, discomfort) embarazo; (m)
he replied with some awkwardness that... his expression did not reflect the awkwardness he felt
3 (clumsiness) torpeza; (f)
the awkwardness typical of teenagers

Word of the Day: torpe

clumsy, uncoordinated; slow, dim-witted