awkwardness

(noun) unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training. Synonyms: clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness.

(noun) the quality of an embarrassing situation. Synonyms: nuisance value. Example: "He sensed the awkwardness of his proposal."

(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. Synonyms: cumbersomeness, unwieldiness. Example: "The movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano."