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Impairment vs Detriment - What's the difference?

impairment | detriment | Related terms |

Detriment is a synonym of impairment.



As nouns the difference between impairment and detriment

is that impairment is the result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor while detriment is harm, hurt, damage.

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.

    • detriment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Harm, hurt, damage.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1872 , author=Fyodor Dostoyevsky , title=The Possessed , chapter=7 citation , passage=“But marriage in secret, Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch — a fatal secret. I receive money from you, and I'm suddenly asked the question, 'What's that money for?' My hands are tied; I cannot answer to the detriment of my sister, to the detriment of the family honour.”}}
  • (UK, obsolete) A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy.

    • Usage notes

    * Often used in the form "to someone's detriment".

    Synonyms

    * harm * hurt * illfare * damage

    Antonyms

    * benefit

    Related terms

    * detrimental

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