Impaired vs Difficulty - What's the difference?
impaired | difficulty |
Rendered less effective
inebriated, drunk.
(impair)
The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
As nouns the difference between impaired and difficulty
is that impaired is a criminal charge for impaired driving while difficulty is the state of being difficult, or hard to do.As an adjective impaired
is rendered less effective.As a verb impaired
is (impair).impaired
English
Adjective
(head)- His impaired driving skill due to alcohol caused the accident.
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "impaired" is often applied: vision, hearing, mobility, healing, fertility, health, judgment, cognition, consciousness, memory, concentration, function, performance, ability, capacity, person, child, adult. * Adverbs often applied to "impaired": visually, physically, mentally, emotionally, cognitively.Verb
(head)difficulty
English
(wikipedia difficulty)Noun
(difficulties)- We faced a difficulty .