Unbeholfenheit
German
Etymology
unbeholfen + -heit
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊnbəhɔlfənhaɪ̯t/
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Noun
Unbeholfenheit f (genitive Unbeholfenheit, plural Unbeholfenheiten)
- (uncountable) clumsiness, awkwardness, unwieldiness, helplessness (the state of being clumsy, awkward, etc.)
- (countable) (an act of clumsiness)
Declension
Declension of Unbeholfenheit [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Unbeholfenheit | die | Unbeholfenheiten |
| genitive | einer | der | Unbeholfenheit | der | Unbeholfenheiten |
| dative | einer | der | Unbeholfenheit | den | Unbeholfenheiten |
| accusative | eine | die | Unbeholfenheit | die | Unbeholfenheiten |
Synonyms
- Ungeschicklichkeit
- Plumpheit
- Tollpatschigkeit
- Hilflosigkeit
Antonyms
Related terms
- Ungeschicktkeit
- Unbequemlichkeit
- Unannehmlichkeit
- Unhandlichkeit
Further reading
- “Unbeholfenheit” in Duden online
- “Unbeholfenheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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