Impairment vs Weakness - What's the difference?
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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.
(uncountable) The condition of being weak.
(countable) An inadequate quality; fault
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As nouns the difference between impairment and weakness
is that impairment is the result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor while weakness is the condition of being weak.impairment
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Alternative forms
* empairment (rare)Noun
(wikipedia impairment) (en noun)weakness
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citation, passage=The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness , mean and embarrassing and sad.}}
Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4), passage=Bradford had preyed on Villa's inability to defend set pieces, corners in particular, in their first-leg win and took advantage of the weakness again as Hanson equalised to restore their two-goal aggregate lead.}}