unwieldiness

Definitions of unwieldiness
  1. noun
    the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity
    “avoiding the unwieldiness of formal legal processes”
    “the onset of unwieldiness and bureaucracy in large organizations”
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    type of:
    inconvenience, troublesomeness, worriment
    a difficulty that causes anxiety
  2. noun
    trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
    “the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano”
    synonyms: awkwardness, cumbersomeness
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    type of:
    inconvenience, troublesomeness, worriment
    a difficulty that causes anxiety
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