awkward

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɔːk.wəd/
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• Northumbria: /ˈaːk.wɐd/
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• General-American: /ˈɔk.wɚd/
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• cot-caught-merger: /ˈɑk.wɚd/
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• Australian: /ˈoː.kwəd/
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• CMU ARPABET: AA1 K W ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: AO1 K W ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h2epó Proto-Indo-European *h3ekw- Proto-Indo-European *h2époh3kwos Proto-Germanic *abuhaz Old Norse ǫfugrder. Middle English awke English awk Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English awkward From awk (“odd, clumsy”) + -ward. Compare Middle English aukeward (“in the wrong direction”).

166 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: нязгра́бны (njazhrábny) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Belarusian: няўклю́дны (njawkljúdny) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Belarusian: нехлямя́жы (njexljamjážy) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Bulgarian: несръчен (nesrǎčen) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Bulgarian: непохватен (nepohvaten) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Catalan: maldestre — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Chinese Mandarin: 別扭 /别扭 (bièniu) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Czech: neobratný — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Czech: nešikovný — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Dutch: onhandig — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Esperanto: mallerta — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Finnish: kömpelö — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• French: maladroit — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• French: gauche — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• German: ungeschickt — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• German: unbeholfen — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• German: umständlich — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• German: tollpatschig — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• German: tölpelhaft — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• German: patschert — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Greek: αδέξιος (adéxios) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Icelandic: klunnalegur — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Indonesian: kikuk — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Irish: crúbach — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Irish: ciotrúnta — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Italian: maldestro — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Italian: impacciato — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Italian: goffo — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Japanese: 不器用な (bukiyō na) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Japanese: 不便な (fuben na) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Korean: 서투르다 (seotureuda) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Latin: inconcinnus — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Latvian: neveikls — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Lithuanian: nerangus — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Macedonian: не́згоден (nézgoden) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Macedonian: не́смасен (nésmasen) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Māori: ninipa — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Norwegian: klumsete — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Norwegian: klønete — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Portuguese: desajeitado — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Portuguese: bisonho — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Romanian: neîndemânatic — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Romanian: stângaci — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Russian: нело́вкий (nelóvkij) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Russian: неуклю́жий (neukljúžij) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Spanish: torpe — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Spanish: desmañado — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Tagalog: asiwa — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Turkish: sakar — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Turkish: beceriksiz — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Ukrainian: незгра́бний (nezhrábnyj) — lacking dexterity in the use of the hands
• Bulgarian: неловък (nelovǎk) — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Bulgarian: неудобен (neudoben) — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Catalan: incòmode — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Chinese Mandarin: 尷尬 /尴尬 (gāngà) — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Czech: nepříjemný — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Danish: akavet — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Dutch: ongemakkelijk — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Dutch: genant — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Esperanto: konsterna — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Esperanto: senaplombiga — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Finnish: kiusallinen — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Finnish: vaivaannuttava — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Finnish: hankala — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Finnish: vaikea — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Finnish: nolo — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• French: embarrassant — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• German: peinlich — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• German: betreten — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• German: unangenehm — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• German: umständlich — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• German: patschert — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• German: beklemmend — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• German: awkward — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Greek: δύσκολος (dýskolos) — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Hungarian: kínos — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Icelandic: vandræðalegur — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Icelandic: pínlegur — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Indonesian: canggung — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Irish: anásta — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Italian: imbarazzato — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Italian: poco opportuno — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Italian: delicato — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Italian: imbarazzante — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Italian: inopportuno — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Japanese: ぎごちない (gigochinai) — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Japanese: 気まずい (kimazui) — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Korean: 어색하다 (eosaekhada) — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Latvian: neveikls — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Lithuanian: nejaukus — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Lithuanian: nepatogus — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Macedonian: не́згоден (nézgoden) — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Māori: tahangoi — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Norwegian: pinlig — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Persian: ناجور (nâjur) — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Plautdietsch: onjeschekjt — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Polish: nieprzyjemny — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Portuguese: constrangedor — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Portuguese: desconcertante — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Russian: нело́вкий (nelóvkij) — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Russian: неудо́бный (neudóbnyj) — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Russian: затрудни́тельный (zatrudnítelʹnyj) — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Spanish: embarazoso — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Spanish: delicado — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Spanish: incómodo — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Spanish: dificultoso — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Swedish: pinsam — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Swedish: genant — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Swedish: stel — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Tagalog: matungal — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Turkish: kullanışsız — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Ukrainian: незручни́й (nezručnýj) — not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
• Catalan: retret — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Esperanto: plumpa — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Finnish: kömpelö — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• German: peinlich — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• German: ungelenk — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• German: umständlich — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• German: schüchtern — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• German: unbeholfen — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• German: verlegen — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• German: awkward — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Indonesian: canggung — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Latvian: neveikls — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Macedonian: неи́скусен (neískusen) — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Macedonian: не́смасен (nésmasen) — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Macedonian: непри́јатен (nepríjaten) — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Malay: canggung — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Norwegian Bokmål: klein — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Portuguese: tímido — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Portuguese: tímida — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Portuguese: inseguro — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Portuguese: insegura — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Spanish: embarazoso — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Spanish: premioso — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Spanish: desgarbado — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Spanish: desgarbilado — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Swedish: tafatt — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Swedish: stel — lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
• Bulgarian: неприятен (neprijaten) — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Bulgarian: неудобен (neudoben) — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Catalan: incòmode — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Catalan: inconvenient — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Esperanto: maloportuna — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Finnish: hankala — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Finnish: vastahakoinen — perverse; adverse; untoward
• French: inconvenant — perverse; adverse; untoward
• German: verdreht — perverse; adverse; untoward
• German: verkorkst — perverse; adverse; untoward
• German: Umstände machend — perverse; adverse; untoward
• German: umständlich — perverse; adverse; untoward
• German: unangenehm — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐍃 (agls) — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Indonesian: memalukan — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Italian: scomodo — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Italian: poco maneggevole — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Italian: difficile — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Macedonian: непри́јатен (nepríjaten) — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Macedonian: не́згоден (nézgoden) — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Macedonian: те́рсене (térsene) — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Polish: nieśmiały — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Portuguese: incómodo — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Spanish: difícil — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Spanish: atravesado — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Turkish: garip — perverse; adverse; untoward
• Turkish: uygunsuz — perverse; adverse; untoward