| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abashed | embarrassed and ashamed |
| 2. | affected | unnaturally pretended |
| 3. | anticlimactic | disappointingly flat or awkward |
| 4. | anxious | worried and uneasy |
| 5. | apprehensive | uneasy about what may happen |
| 6. | artificial | fake and lacking ease |
| 7. | at a loss | unsure what to say |
| 8. | awkward | socially uncomfortable or embarrassing |
| 9. | blank stare | expressionless awkward look |
| 10. | blunder | serious awkward mistake |
| 11. | blurt | say suddenly without thinking |
| 12. | botched | done badly and awkwardly |
| 13. | brusque | abrupt and unfriendly |
| 14. | bungled | handled clumsily |
| 15. | ceremonious | too formal and stiff |
| 16. | clash | awkward conflict or disagreement |
| 17. | clumsy | socially or physically awkward |
| 18. | contrived | artificial and awkwardly planned |
| 19. | cool | unfriendly or restrained |
| 20. | cringe | shrink from embarrassment |
| 21. | cringeworthy | so awkward it makes you cringe |
| 22. | crossed wires | mutual misunderstanding |
| 23. | dead silence | complete uncomfortable silence |
| 24. | dicey | risky and awkward |
| 25. | discomfited | made uneasy or embarrassed |
| 26. | disconnect | lack of mutual understanding |
| 27. | discordant | clashing and out of harmony |
| 28. | distance | emotional separation |
| 29. | edgy | tense and irritable |
| 30. | embarrassing | causing shame or self-consciousness |
| 31. | excluded | left out socially |
| 32. | excruciating | extremely painful to endure |
| 33. | fake smile | insincere smile |
| 34. | faux pas | social mistake |
| 35. | flat | lacking energy or warmth |
| 36. | flushed | red-faced from embarrassment |
| 37. | flustered | nervous and confused |
| 38. | forced | unnatural and not genuine |
| 39. | formal | overly proper and distant |
| 40. | fraught | full of tension or difficulty |
| 41. | fumbling | acting in a confused awkward way |
| 42. | gaffe | embarrassing public mistake |
| 43. | halting | hesitant and not smooth |
| 44. | hesitant | slow and unsure |
| 45. | humiliating | causing deep embarrassment |
| 46. | icy | cold and unfriendly |
| 47. | ill-at-ease | not relaxed or comfortable |
| 48. | inappropriate | not suitable for the situation |
| 49. | indiscretion | socially unwise act |
| 50. | inhibited | held back by embarrassment |
| 51. | intrusive | awkwardly invading privacy |
| 52. | left out | not included socially |
| 53. | loaded | carrying hidden meaning |
| 54. | lost for words | unable to find words |
| 55. | mechanical | unnaturally automatic and stiff |
| 56. | messy | complicated and awkward |
| 57. | miscommunication | failure to understand clearly |
| 58. | misfired | went wrong awkwardly |
| 59. | misjudged | handled with poor social sense |
| 60. | misstep | awkward mistake in judgment |
| 61. | mixed signals | confusing social messages |
| 62. | mortifying | extremely embarrassing |
| 63. | nervous | worried and not relaxed |
| 64. | odd | unusual and slightly awkward |
| 65. | off-key | not fitting the situation |
| 66. | out of place | not fitting the setting |
| 67. | out of sync | not matching others smoothly |
| 68. | overshare | reveal too much personal information |
| 69. | painful | hard to endure socially |
| 70. | personal question | overly private question |
| 71. | pointed | sharply direct and uncomfortable |
| 72. | precarious | unstable and awkwardly uncertain |
| 73. | pregnant silence | meaningful awkward silence |
| 74. | problematic | causing difficulty or awkwardness |
| 75. | rattled | shaken and unsettled |
| 76. | red-faced | visibly embarrassed |
| 77. | rude | impolite and offensive |
| 78. | sensitive | likely to cause discomfort |
| 79. | sheepish | embarrassed in a mild way |
| 80. | squirm | move from discomfort |
| 81. | sticky | difficult and awkward to handle |
| 82. | stiff | rigid and lacking natural ease |
| 83. | stilted | unnaturally formal or stiff |
| 84. | strained | tense and lacking ease |
| 85. | strange | unfamiliar and uncomfortable |
| 86. | tense | filled with strain or unease |
| 87. | tension | strained feeling between people |
| 88. | thorny | difficult and awkward to resolve |
| 89. | ticklish | awkwardly delicate or risky |
| 90. | toe-curling | very embarrassing or awkward |
| 91. | tongue-tied | unable to speak easily |
| 92. | touchy | easily causing offense or tension |
| 93. | tricky | awkwardly difficult to handle |
| 94. | uncomfortable | causing unease or tension |
| 95. | uncouth | lacking social grace |
| 96. | unnatural | not relaxed or genuine |
| 97. | uptight | tense and unable to relax |
| 98. | weird | strange in an uncomfortable way |
| 99. | wooden | stiff and unnatural |
| 100. | wrong moment | unsuitable time for something |