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worriment vs awkwardness

awkwardness vs worriment

worriment and awkwardness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
worriment Yes No No No
awkwardness Yes No No No
As nouns, awkwardness is a hyponym of worriment; that is, awkwardness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than worriment:
  • worriment: a difficulty that causes anxiety
  • awkwardness: trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
Other hyponyms of worriment include cumbersomeness, unwieldiness, flea bite, fly in the ointment, unwieldiness.
worriment (noun) awkwardness (noun)
a difficulty that causes anxiety 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
Difference between worriment and awkwardness

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