awkwardness

noun

trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
大きさや形のために運んだり取り扱ったりするのが面倒な苦労
- the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano
  運送屋はその大きなピアノの扱いにくいことを恨んだ
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
（当惑して）堅くなったり、緊張した人の優雅さのなさ
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
動きと姿勢が不格好で優雅でない、身のこなし
the quality of an embarrassing situation
やっかいな状況の特質
- he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
  彼は自分の提案の不都合さに気づいた
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
訓練の不足により未熟であること

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