impairment vs devastation

devastation vs impairment

impairment and devastation both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

impairment (noun)	devastation (noun)
damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality	the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)	plundering with excessive damage and destruction
the occurrence of a change for the worse	an event that results in total destruction
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness	the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
a symptom of reduced quality or strength	the state of being decayed or destroyed

Difference between impairment and devastation

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