Distress vs. Impairment
Difference Between Distress and Impairment
Distressnoun
(Cause of) discomfort.
Impairmentnoun
The result of being impaired
Distressnoun
Serious danger.
Impairmentnoun
A deterioration or weakening
Distressnoun
(legal) A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.
Impairmentnoun
A disability or handicap
visual impairmentDistressnoun
(legal) The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
Impairmentnoun
an inefficient part or factor.
Distressverb
To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
Impairmentnoun
(accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.
Distressverb
(legal) To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
Impairmentnoun
the occurrence of a change for the worse
Distressverb
To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.
a pair of distressed jeansShe distressed the new media cabinet so that it fit with the other furniture in the room.Impairmentnoun
a symptom of reduced quality or strength
Distressnoun
psychological suffering;
the death of his wife caused him great distressImpairmentnoun
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness;
reading disabilityhearing impairmentDistressnoun
a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need);
a ship in distressshe was the classic maiden in distressImpairmentnoun
damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality
Distressnoun
extreme physical pain;
the patient appeared to be in distressImpairmentnoun
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
Distressnoun
the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim;
Originally distress was a landloard's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lienDistressverb
cause mental pain to;
The news of her child's illness distressed the mother
