hurt vs impairment

hurt and impairment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hurt	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
impairment	Yes	No	No	No

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

As nouns, impairment is a hypernym of hurt; that is, impairment is a word with a broader meaning than hurt:

Other hypernyms of hurt include damage, harm.

hurt (noun)	impairment (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone	damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality
a damage or loss	the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
feelings of mental or physical pain	the occurrence of a change for the worse
psychological suffering	the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury	a symptom of reduced quality or strength

hurt (adjective)	impairment (adjective)
damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle

hurt (verb)	impairment (verb)
give trouble or pain to
be in pain
cause damage or affect negatively
hurt the feelings of
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
be the source of pain
feel physical pain