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AWKWARDNESS

Definition:

[noun] unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Synonyms: clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness
[noun] the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"
Synonyms: nuisance value
[noun] the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
Synonyms: clumsiness
[noun] the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
Synonyms: clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness
[noun] trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
Synonyms: cumbersomeness, unwieldiness