impairment vs modification

modification vs impairment

impairment and modification both are nouns.

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

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

impairment: the occurrence of a change for the worse
modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Other hypernyms of impairment include alteration, change.

impairment (noun)	modification (noun)
damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)	slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
the occurrence of a change for the worse	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness	the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
a symptom of reduced quality or strength

Difference between impairment and modification

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