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Impaired vs Impairment - What's the difference?

impaired | impairment |

As nouns the difference between impaired and impairment

is that impaired is a criminal charge for impaired driving while impairment is the result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor.

As an adjective impaired

is rendered less effective.

As a verb impaired

is (impair).

impaired

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Rendered less effective
    • His impaired driving skill due to alcohol caused the accident.
  • inebriated, drunk.

    • 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)
  • (impair)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A criminal charge for impaired driving.
    • The cop gave me an impaired .

    impairment

    English

    Alternative forms

    * 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.