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maladdress

British  
/ ˌmæləˈdrɛs /

noun

  1. awkwardness; tactlessness

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The maladdress of the king and his appeals to foreign powers only very gradually made him unpopular.

From The Psychology of Revolution by Gustave Le Bon

Timidity and maladdress do not retard perils by ignoring them.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Robert Black

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