handicap vs visual impairment

visual impairment vs handicap

handicap and visual impairment both are nouns.

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

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

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

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, descensus, prolapse, prolapsus, hypesthesia, hypoesthesia, genu valgum, knock-knee, tibia valga, pigeon toes, bandy legs, bow leg, bow legs, disintegration.

handicap (noun)	visual impairment (noun)
advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning	impairment of the sense of sight
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)	visual 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 visual impairment

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