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MALADROITNESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

Synonyms:

awkwardness; clumsiness; ineptitude; ineptness; maladroitness; slowness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("maladroitness" is a kind of...):

unskillfulness (a lack of cognitive skill)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "maladroitness"):

rustiness (ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice)

Derivation:

maladroit (not adroit)

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