ladder vs impairment

impairment vs ladder

ladder and impairment both are nouns.

ladder is a verb but impairment is not a verb.

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

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

ladder: a row of unravelled stitches
impairment: the occurrence of a change for the worse

Other hypernyms of ladder include damage, harm.

ladder (noun)	impairment (noun)
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down	damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality
a row of unravelled stitches	the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress	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

ladder (verb)	impairment (verb)
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

Difference between ladder and impairment

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