awkwardness

noun

1. 1

   trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape

   the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano

2. 2

   the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

3. 3

   the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

4. 4

   the quality of an embarrassing situation

   he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal

5. 5

   unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training