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Showing words for IMPAIRED using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Impaired
[1] weakened, diminished, or damaged: impaired hearing; to rebuild an impaired bridge.
[2] functioning poorly or inadequately: Consumption of alcohol results in an impaired driver.
[3] deficient or incompetent (usually preceded by an adverb or noun): morally impaired; sports-impaired.
[4] to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
[5] to grow or become worse; lessen.
[6] Archaic . impairment.
[7] (tr) to reduce or weaken in strength, quality, etc his hearing was impaired by an accident
Words related to Impaired
damaged, harmed, defective, flawed, debilitated, hurt, down, broken, spoiled, busted, marred, imperfect, kaput, unsound
Words nearby Impaired
impactful, impaction, impactite, impactive, impair, impaired, impairment, impala, impale, impalpable, impanation
Origin of Impaired
11250–1300; Middle English empairen, empeiren to make worse < Middle French empeirer, equivalent to em- im-1 + peirer to make worse < Late Latin pējōrāre, equivalent to Latin pējōr-, stem of pējor worse + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix; cf. pejorative
Other words from Impaired
un·im·paired , adjective
im·pair·a·ble , adjective
im·pair·er , noun
im·pair·ment , noun
non·im·pair·ment , noun
pre·im·pair·ment , noun
self-im·pair·a·ble , adjective
self-im·pair·ing , adjective
un·im·pair·a·ble , adjective
Word origin for Impaired
C14: from Old French empeirer to make worse, from Late Latin pējorāre, from Latin pejor worse; see pejorative
Synonyms for Impaired
damaged, defective, flawed, harmed, broken, busted, debilitated, down, hurt, marred, spoiled, imperfect, kaput, on the blink, on the fritz, unsound