handicap vs disintegration

disintegration vs handicap

handicap and disintegration both are nouns.

handicap is a verb but disintegration is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
handicap	Yes	No	Yes	No
disintegration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, disintegration is a hyponym of handicap; that is, disintegration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than handicap:

handicap: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
disintegration: a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system

Other hyponyms of handicap include bandy leg, bandyleg, bow leg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara, anorgasmia, dysphasia, disability of walking, astasia, amputation, hearing disorder, hearing impairment, dysomia, vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment, descensus, prolapse, prolapsus, hypesthesia, hypoesthesia, genu valgum, knock-knee, tibia valga, pigeon toes, bandy legs, bow leg, bow legs.

handicap (noun)	disintegration (noun)
advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning	total destruction
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress	separation into component parts
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness	the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
	in a decomposed state
	a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system

handicap (verb)	disintegration (verb)
injure permanently
put at a disadvantage
attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

Difference between handicap and disintegration

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