disadvantage vs awkwardness

awkwardness vs disadvantage

disadvantage and awkwardness both are nouns.

disadvantage is a verb but awkwardness is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disadvantage	Yes	No	Yes	No
awkwardness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, awkwardness is a hyponym of disadvantage; that is, awkwardness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disadvantage:

disadvantage: the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
awkwardness: the quality of an embarrassing situation

Other hyponyms of disadvantage include unfavorableness, unfavourableness, limitation, defect, shortcoming, nuisance value, deprivation, loss, drawback, penalty, inferiority, unfavorable position, inexpedience, inexpediency, unprofitability, unprofitableness.

disadvantage (noun)	awkwardness (noun)
the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position	the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
	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

disadvantage (verb)	awkwardness (verb)
put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm

Difference between disadvantage and awkwardness

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