Awkwardness

Embarrassment and uncomfortableness that are usually elicited when one does not know anyone in a social setting. Awkwardness can also refer to the sense of self-consciousness when one causes an inconvenience (towards the self or others) in the presence of people. Contrast with social phobia.

Reference:

Clegg, J. W. (2012). The importance of feeling awkward: A dialogical narrative phenomenology of socially awkward situations. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 9(3), 262-278. https://doi.org/10.1080/14780887.2010.500357

Wherry, F. F., Seefeldt, K. S., & Alvarez, A. S. (2019). To lend or not to lend to friends and kin: Awkwardness, obfuscation, and negative reciprocity. Social Forces, 98(2), 753-793. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soy127