awkward

/ˈɔːkwərd/

意味: 気まずい

例文: Lena’s glitter hug turned into an awkward group tumble.
　　  レナのラメハグは気まずい団体転倒へと変わった。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: awkward situation(気まずい状況), awkward silence(気まずい沈黙), feel awkward(気まずく感じる)

定義: ぎこちない、気まずい、扱いにくい、他の人と一緒にいるときに、何を言ったりしたらいいかわからないときや、物事がうまくいかないときに使います。

awkwardは約50,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Adjective: causing inconvenience
Adjective: lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
Adjective: difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
Adjective: not elegant or graceful in expression
Adjective: hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
Adjective: socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Adjective

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The conversation became awkward after the unexpected silence lingered too long.(会話は予期しない沈黙が長引いた後、気まずくなった。)
She laughed it off, but I could tell it felt awkward to her.(彼女は笑ってごまかしたが、気まずさを感じているのが分かった。)
His awkward demeanor during the meeting drew everyone’s attention away from him.(彼の会議中の気まずい態度は、皆の注意を彼から逸らせた。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Adjective: they arrived at an awkward time
Adjective: an awkward dancer
Adjective: an awkward gesture
Adjective: too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes
Adjective: his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot
Adjective: an awkward bundle to carry
Adjective: a load of bunglesome paraphernalia
Adjective: clumsy wooden shoes
Adjective: the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl
Adjective: an awkward prose style
Adjective: a clumsy apology
Adjective: his cumbersome writing style
Adjective: if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
Adjective: awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
Adjective: an awkward pause followed his remark
Adjective: a sticky question
Adjective: in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
Adjective: awkward and reserved at parties
Adjective: ill at ease among eddies of people he didn’t know
Adjective: was always uneasy with strangers

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, cumbersome, embarrassing, ill at ease, ill-chosen, inapt, inept, sticky, uneasy, unenviable, ungainly

Antonyms(反意語): graceful

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語):

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの):

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語):

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: awkwardness, clumsiness, inaptness, ineptness, uneasiness

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

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Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Holes

Movies(映画): Frozen

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: