n 1: an inconvenient discomfort [syn: incommodiousness]
2: the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the
awkwardness of his proposal" [syn: awkwardness, {nuisance
value}]
3: a difficulty that causes anxiety [syn: troublesomeness, worriment]
4: the quality of not being useful or convenient [ant: convenience]
v : to cause inconvenience or discomfort to: "Sorry to trouble
you, but..." [syn: trouble, put out, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother]