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Ailment vs Impairment - What's the difference?

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Ailment is a related term of impairment.


As nouns the difference between ailment and impairment

is that ailment is something which one; a disease; sickness while impairment is the result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor.

ailment

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Noun

(en noun)
  • Something which one; a disease; sickness.
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    impairment

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    * empairment (rare)

    Noun

    (wikipedia impairment) (en noun)
  • The result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor.
  • (accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.