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UNWIELDINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
Example:
the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano
Synonyms:
awkwardness; cumbersomeness; unwieldiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("unwieldiness" is a kind of...):
inconvenience; troublesomeness; worriment (a difficulty that causes anxiety)
Derivation:
unwieldy (difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity
Example:
the onset of unwieldiness and bureaucracy in large organizations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("unwieldiness" is a kind of...):
inconvenience; troublesomeness; worriment (a difficulty that causes anxiety)
Derivation:
unwieldy (difficult to work or manipulate)
