Impaired vs Deficit - What's the difference?
impaired | deficit |
Rendered less effective
inebriated, drunk.
(impair)
Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds government revenue.
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As nouns the difference between impaired and deficit
is that impaired is a criminal charge for impaired driving while deficit is deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.As an adjective impaired
is rendered less effective.As a verb impaired
is past tense of 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)deficit
English
Noun
(en noun)London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- Economically, too, London is startlingly different. The capital, unlike the country as a whole, has no budget deficit : London’s public spending matches the taxes paid in the city. The average Londoner contributes 70 percent more to Britain’s national income than people in the rest of the country.