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1 : lacking skill and flexibility
2 : not graceful : clumsy
3 : difficult to explain : embarrassing
4 : difficult to use, handle, or deal with

Example sentence:
Calling his teacher "Mommy" instead of Mrs. Calisto was definitely an awkward moment for Cory.

Etymology:
"Awkward" and "maladroit," along with "clumsy" and "inept," mean not marked by ease in performance, movement, or social conduct. "Awkward" may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, embarrassment, or lack of muscular control or of tact. ("An awkward silence followed the musician's unusual performance.") "Maladroit" suggests a tendency to create awkward situations. ("Kim dreaded introducing her fiancé to her maladroit family.") "Clumsy" implies stiffness and heaviness and so may suggest inflexibility, unwieldiness, or lack of ordinary skill. ("Ty wished he was not such a clumsy dancer.") "Inept" often implies complete failure or inadequacy. ("We laughed at Dad's inept attempt to snowboard.")