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awkwardness vs worriment

worriment vs awkwardness

awkwardness and worriment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
awkwardness Yes No No No
worriment Yes No No No
As nouns, worriment is a hypernym of awkwardness; that is, worriment is a word with a broader meaning than awkwardness:
  • awkwardness: trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
  • worriment: a difficulty that causes anxiety
Other hypernyms of awkwardness include inconvenience, troublesomeness.
awkwardness (noun) worriment (noun)
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant a difficulty that causes anxiety
the quality of an embarrassing situation
trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Difference between awkwardness and worriment

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