handicap vs hearing impairment

hearing impairment vs handicap

handicap and hearing impairment both are nouns.

handicap is a verb but hearing impairment is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
handicap	Yes	No	Yes	No
hearing impairment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hearing impairment is a hyponym of handicap; that is, hearing impairment 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
hearing impairment: impairment of the sense of hearing

Other hyponyms of handicap include bandy leg, bandyleg, bow leg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara, anorgasmia, dysphasia, disability of walking, astasia, amputation, hearing disorder, 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, disintegration.

handicap (noun)	hearing impairment (noun)
advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning	impairment of the sense of hearing
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

handicap (verb)	hearing impairment (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 hearing impairment

Words related to "hearing impairment"

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