impairment vs decrepitude

impairment and decrepitude both are nouns.

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

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

impairment: a symptom of reduced quality or strength
decrepitude: a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

Other hyponyms of impairment include corrosion, desolation, devastation, dilapidation, wear.

impairment (noun)	decrepitude (noun)
damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality	a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)	The quality or state of being wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age.
the occurrence of a change for the worse
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
a symptom of reduced quality or strength

impairment vs decrepitude

impairment and decrepitude both are nouns.

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