Definition of "awkwardness" []

• The state or quality of being awkward (noun)

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• "However, awkwardness is not a condition that is limited to gawky teens who haven't grown into their feet yet."
• "The real awkwardness is them trying to include Cool in the first place … gunning for some young people, maybe?"
• "The latest unauthorized release, i.e., leak, of some 250,000 documents by WikiLeaks does not appear to constitute a national security crisis, although it will cause more than a little near-term awkwardness and create some longer-term problems for the United States and its partners."