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awkward
['ɔ:kwəd]
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tính từ
vụng về
lúng túng, ngượng nghịu
to feel awkward
cảm thấy lúng túng ngượng nghịu
bất tiện; khó khăn, nguy hiểm
an awkward door
một cái cửa bất tiện
an awkward turning
một chỗ ngoặt nguy hiểm
khó xử, rầy rà, rắc rối
to be in an awkward situation
ở trong một tình thế khó xử
awkward age
tuổi mới lớn
awkward customer
người nguy hiểm; con vật nguy hiểm
awkward squad
(xem) squad
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awkward

awkward (ôkʹwərd) adjective

1. Not graceful; ungainly.

2. a. Not dexterous; clumsy. b. Clumsily or unskillfully performed: The opera was marred by an awkward aria.

3. a. Difficult to handle or manage: an awkward bundle to carry. b. Difficult to effect; uncomfortable: an awkward pose.

4. a. Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort: an awkward remark; an awkward silence. b. Requiring great tact, ingenuity, skill, and discretion: An awkward situation arose during the peace talks.

 

[Middle English awkeward, in the wrong way : awke, wrong (from Old Norse öfugr, backward) + -ward, -ward.]

awkʹwardly adverb

awkʹwardness noun

Synonyms: awkward, clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche, ungainly. These adjectives mean lacking grace or skill in movement, manner, or performance. Awkward and clumsy, the least specific, are often interchangeable. Both emphasize lack of physical dexterity (an awkward dancer; clumsy fingers); both can also suggest embarrassment or lack of ease (several awkward moments in the discussion; offered a clumsy apology). Maladroit implies tactlessness or lack of skill in social relations: a maladroit comment. Inept applies to inappropriate actions and speech: If the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now? Gauche suggests a lack of social polish: too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate. Ungainly implies a visible lack of grace in form or movement: long, ungainly legs; an ungainly gesture.
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awkward
awkward (adj)
  • embarrassing, tricky, problematic, difficult, thorny, complex
    antonym: straightforward
  • uncooperative, difficult, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, stroppy (UK, informal)
    antonym: cooperative
  • unwieldy, cumbersome, bulky
    antonym: compact
  • clumsy, inelegant, graceless, gawky (informal), uncoordinated, ungainly
    antonym: graceful
  • uncomfortable, embarrassed, out of your depth, tongue-tied, self-conscious, discomfited (formal), gauche, inept, discomforted, ill at ease, uneasy
    antonym: comfortable

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