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Impairment vs Illness - What's the difference?

impairment | illness | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between impairment and illness

is that impairment is the result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor while illness is an instance of a disease or poor health.

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.

    • illness

    English

    Noun

  • (countable) An instance of a disease or poor health.
  • (uncountable) A state of bad health or disease.

    • Synonyms

    * (instance) sickness * (state) sickness * See also

    Related terms

    * ill * hypochondriac

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