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Impairment vs Debilitation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between impairment and debilitation

is that impairment is the result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor while debilitation is the act or process of debilitating, or the condition of one who is debilitated; weakness.

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.

    • debilitation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of debilitating, or the condition of one who is debilitated; weakness.