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Malady vs Impairment - What's the difference?

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Malady is a related term of impairment.


As nouns the difference between malady and impairment

is that malady is any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder while impairment is the result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor.

malady

English

Noun

(maladies)
  • Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
  • * The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind. Buckminster .
  • A moral or mental defect or disorder.
  • * Love's a malady without a cure. Dryden .

    • Synonyms

    * ailment * disease * disorder * distemper * illness * sickness

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    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.