different between awkward vs disconcerted
awkward
English
Etymology
From awk (“odd, clumsy”) +? -ward.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???kw?d/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??kw?d/
- (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /??kw?d/
- Hyphenation: awk?ward
Adverb
awkward (comparative more awkward, superlative most awkward)
- (obsolete) In a backwards direction.
- :
- Than groned the knyght for his grymme woundis, and gyrdis to Sir Gawayne and awkewarde hym strykes, and […] kut thorow a vayne […].
- :
Adjective
awkward (comparative awkwarder or more awkward, superlative awkwardest or most awkward)
- Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
- Synonyms: clumsy, lubberly, ungraceful, unhandy
- Antonyms: dexterous, gainly, graceful, handy, skillful
- Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
- Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
- Synonym: maladroit
- Antonyms: amiable, cool
- Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
awkward (plural awkwards)
- Someone or something that is awkward.
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disconcerted
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?sk?n?s??t?d/
Verb
disconcerted
- past participle of disconcert
Adjective
disconcerted (comparative more disconcerted, superlative most disconcerted)
- Ruffled; upset and embarrassed.
- Self-consciously distressed.
- Frustrated and disarranged.
Translations
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