어색하다

Meanings

awkward; embarrassing; uneasyUncomfortable and not natural because one is facing another person whom one does not know well or has not wanted to see.
awkward; unreasonable; absurdNot having sufficient grounds and illogical.
awkwardNot natural because it is against a certain rule, norm, custom, etc.

Written Forms

어색하다Hangul

語塞하다Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

어색하게 할 필요 가 없어.
There is no need to make it awkward.
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어색해서 웃음이 나오네.
It's so awkward that I'm laughing.
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처음에는 조금 어색해도 서로 노력해야 돼.
It might be a little awkward at first, but we both need to try.
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Grammar in These Examples

-게Level 3-ly (adverbial form)-아/어도Level 2Even if, regardless -게 하다Level 4Make someone do, cause -아/어서Level 2Because of, therefore