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Meanings of awkward in English
Not elegant or graceful in expression.
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Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment.
Socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner.
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Lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance.
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Examples for "uneasy"
Examples for "uneasy"
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By late afternoon, we're beginning to get uneasy about Tigris's long absence.
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But of course, without a doubt, their going made us increasingly uneasy.
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For the secular constituency in Turkey has good reason to feel uneasy.
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She said Australia's treatment on children in detention made her feel uneasy.
5
Several cases of illness in the large camp, which make me uneasy.
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The concierge was evidently ill at ease; something was troubling him sorely.
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He was ill at ease in the face of this peculiar tragedy.
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Spontini was evidently ill at ease on his seat in the orchestra.
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Yet Waitstill was ill at ease this afternoon; she hardly knew why.
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The mind is ill at ease when its companion has the colic.
Usage of awkward in English
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This takes us back to the awkward problem of money and priorities.
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Which is a relatively friendly and diplomatic solution to an awkward situation.
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Today was the first time he'd seen her since that awkward introduction.
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The Director said to smooth awkward situation he would just stand around.
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The routes are awkward; the companies involved do not coordinate their efforts.
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She'd shoved the paper into his hand and said an awkward goodbye.
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It has the right amount of web-slinging action and awkward teen situations.
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And not least for Ireland where treaty change has been, well, awkward.
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He saw no reason to run the risk of an awkward surprise.
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It's very awkward for those parents who have children in different schools.
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But this is a player making the best of an awkward situation.
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We can only imagine how awkward their family get-togethers are these days.
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The show of independence among state-owned banks comes at an awkward time.
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For the Government, all of this could present some awkward policy options.
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This dynamic puts America's serving senior officers in a sometimes awkward situation.
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So at this point, it's safe to say things are pretty awkward.
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Awkward across language varieties
Australia
Common
Canada
Common
South Africa
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