# die Unbeholfenheit

die Unbeholfenheit is a German noun meaning “clumsiness”. Forms: der Unbeholfenheit, die Unbeholfenheiten.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Unbeholfenheit
- Plural: die Unbeholfenheiten

## In other languages

- Русский: беспомощность, неловкость, неуклюжесть

## Meanings

1. _uncountable_ clumsiness, awkwardness, unwieldiness, helplessness (the state of being clumsy, awkward, etc.)
2. _countable_ (an act of clumsiness)

## Examples

- Entschuldige meine Unbeholfenheit. — Excuse my clumsiness.
- Entschuldigen Sie meine Unbeholfenheit. — Excuse my clumsiness.
- Entschuldigt meine Unbeholfenheit. — Excuse my clumsiness.

## Related words

- Synonym: Ungeschicklichkeit, Plumpheit, Tollpatschigkeit, Hilflosigkeit
- Antonym: Gewandtheit, Geschicklichkeit, Fingerfertigkeit

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