Impairment - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪmˈpermənt|
Brit.
|ɪmˈpeəm(ə)nt|
noun
- the occurrence of a change for the worse (syn: damage, harm)
- a symptom of reduced quality or strength (syn: deterioration)
- the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness (syn: disability, disablement, handicap)
- the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) (syn: constipation, stultification)
- a symptom of reduced quality or strength (syn: deterioration)
- the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness (syn: disability, disablement, handicap)
hearing impairment
- damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality- the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) (syn: constipation, stultification)
Extra examples
Smoking can impair your health.
Drinking impairs a person's ability to think clearly.
His memory was so impaired by age that he often forgot where he was.
Word forms
noun
singular: impairment
plural: impairments
singular: impairment
plural: impairments
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