awkwardness#1 (n)
nuisance value (n)

n05162807

type n
lex_filenum 07
def the quality of an embarrassing situation
examples he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
Outgoing links
Hypernym disadvantage
Derivationally related form awkwardness → awkward
Incoming links
Derivationally related form awkward → awkwardness
Hyponym disadvantage

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