気まずい

きまずい【気まずい】

*awkward

〖S〗(立場などが)やりにくい， 困った; 〖S〗〖D〗 ［叙述］〔人の前で〕落ち着かない， どきまぎした〔with〕

bridge an awkward silence with a funny remark おもしろいことを言って気まずい沈黙を消す

I felt awkward with them. 彼らといて気まずい思いをした.

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きまずい【気まずい】

awkward; uncomfortable; uneasy; strained.

●気まずい思いをする experience awkwardness [uneasiness, discomfort]; feel awkward [uncomfortable, uneasy, embarrassed]

・そのためあとあとまで気まずい思いをした. Because of that I felt awkward afterward.

・気まずい雰囲気 an awkward [uneasy] atmosphere

・気まずい雰囲気になる the atmosphere grows [becomes] awkward [uncomfortable, strained].

●二人は気まずい沈黙を続けた. The two (of them) maintained an uneasy [awkward] silence.

・その場に一瞬気まずい空気が流れた. For a moment an uneasy atmosphere filled the place.

・気まずくなる grow [become] awkward [uncomfortable, uneasy, strained]

・二人の間が気まずくなった. They don't get on as well as before. | Some stiffness [tension] has developed between them.