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Incapacitation vs Reparation - What's the difference?

incapacitation | reparation |

As nouns the difference between incapacitation and reparation

is that incapacitation is the act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification while reparation is fix, repair.

incapacitation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification.
  • * 1822 , , The Best Letters of Charles Lamb , LXVIII. To Wordsworth. March 20:
    • I dare not whisper to myself a pension on this side of absolute incapacitation and infirmity, till years have sucked me dry.
  • * 2006 Dec. 14, , " Johnson's Illness Puts Control of the Senate in Doubt," Time :
    • The incapacitation of South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson has put all eyes in Washington on what is normally a little-noticed Senate vote now scheduled for Jan. 4.

    Synonyms

    * disablement

    reparation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (usually in plural) A payment of time, effort or money to undo past transgression(s).
  • * Dryden
    • I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose writings, and make what reparation I am able.
  • The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired.
    • the reparation of a bridge or of a highway

    Synonyms

    * (a payment) restitution, compensation, amends, satisfaction * (a renewing) restoration, repair

    See also

    * war reparations

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