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, evade, escape, elude


aware : conscious


awe1 noun [uncountable]

1 a feeling of great respect and admiration for someone or something : with awe/in awe: Kate gazed at the mountains with awe. | fill sb with awe: The sight of so many jewels in one place filled them with awe.

2 be/stand in awe of sb to have great respect and admiration for and sometimes a slight fear of someone: Because of his reputation as a dancer we were all rather in awe of him.

: wonder, amazement


awkward adjective

1 making you feel so embarrassed that you are not sure what to do or say: The more she tried to get out of the situation, the more awkward it became. | an awkward pause | make things awkward (=cause trouble and make a situation very difficult): She could make things very awkward if she wanted to.

2 not convenient: I'm sorry, have I called at an awkward time?

3 moving or behaving in a way that does not seem relaxed or comfortable, especially because you feel nervous or embarrassed: I felt a bit awkward on my first day there, but I soon settled in. | an awkward wave | an awkward teenager

4 difficult to use or handle: The camera has a lot of small buttons, which makes it rather awkward to use.

5 an awkward person is deliberately unhelpful

[+ about]: I wish you'd stop being so bloody awkward about everything. | an awkward customer (=someone who is difficult to deal with)
awkwardly adverb : are you the head tutor... ?she began awkwardly.
awkwardness noun [uncountable] : clumsy, unskillful