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awkwardness vs inconvenience

inconvenience vs awkwardness

awkwardness and inconvenience both are nouns.

awkwardness is not a verb while inconvenience is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
awkwardness Yes No No No
inconvenience Yes No Yes No
As nouns, inconvenience is a hypernym of awkwardness; that is, inconvenience is a word with a broader meaning than awkwardness:
  • awkwardness: trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
  • inconvenience: a difficulty that causes anxiety
Other hypernyms of awkwardness include troublesomeness, worriment.
awkwardness (noun) inconvenience (noun)
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant the quality of not being useful or convenient
the quality of an embarrassing situation a difficulty that causes anxiety
trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape an inconvenient discomfort
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
awkwardness (verb) inconvenience (verb)
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
Difference between awkwardness and inconvenience

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