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- Dictionaryimpairment/ɪmˈpɛːm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the state or fact of being impaired, especially in a specified faculty: "a degree of physical or mental impairment"
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IMPAIRMENT definition: 1. the act of spoiling something or making it weaker so that it is less effective 2. deterioration…. Learn more.
IMPAIRMENT meaning: 1. the act of spoiling something or making it weaker so that it is less effective 2. deterioration…. Learn more.
An impairment prevents someone from doing something, like how an eye injury can be an impairment to seeing. An impairment can also be any change for the worse. People with impairments have trouble doing something.
An impairment is a condition in which a part of a person's mind or body is damaged or is not working properly. A person with a disability is defined as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
an injury, illness or condition that means that part of your body or brain does not work as it normally would or as it does in most people. He drove in a state of serious impairment due to alcohol. The drug is approved for mild cognitive impairment. Want to learn more? Definition of impairment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
The meaning of IMPAIRMENT is the act of impairing something or the state or condition of being impaired : diminishment or loss of function or ability. How to use impairment in a sentence.
Impairment definition: the state of being diminished, weakened, or damaged, especially mentally or physically. See examples of IMPAIRMENT used in a sentence.
impairment - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations. lessen. n. [Archaic.]impairment. im•pair′er, n. im•pair′ment, n. See injure. repair. im•pair (a pe′), adj. [French.] noting any odd number, esp. in roulette. Cf. pair.
impair suggests a making less complete or efficient by deterioration or diminution. mar applies to injury that spoils perfection (as of a surface) or causes disfigurement. 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.
