Awkwardness vs Embarrassment - What's the difference?
awkwardness | embarrassment |
The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
The quality of an embarrassing situation.
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
A state of confusion arising from hesitation or difficulty in choosing.
A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.
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(medical) Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment .
As nouns the difference between awkwardness and embarrassment
is that awkwardness is the state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness while embarrassment is a state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.awkwardness
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Alternative forms
* aukwardness (obsolete)Noun
(es)Synonyms
* clunkiness * clumsiness * ineptness, ineptitude * ineleganceembarrassment
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Noun
(en noun)- ''Kevin, you are an embarrassment to this family.
- ''Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.
