impairment vs desolation

impairment and desolation both are nouns.

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

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

impairment: a symptom of reduced quality or strength
desolation: the state of being decayed or destroyed

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

impairment (noun)	desolation (noun)
damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality	an event that results in total destruction
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)	sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
the occurrence of a change for the worse	the state of being decayed or destroyed
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness	a bleak and desolate atmosphere
a symptom of reduced quality or strength

impairment vs desolation

impairment and desolation both are nouns.

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