No, actually. Because "worse" is an important word here. Not "increased/descreased" but "got worse".
“Ability” and”disability” aren’t opposites. The ability to climb stairs would be lost given the disability of having no legs.
My ability to climb stairs would get worse as I aged. My disability would get worse if I only had one leg and lost a second.
Also inflammable is NOT the opposite of flammable.
I’ll see myself out…
Now flammable and inflammable...
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