impacted

[im-pak-tid]

adjective

1. tightly or immovably wedged in.

2. Dentistry.,  noting a tooth so confined in its socket as to be incapable of normal eruption.

3. driven together; tightly packed.

4. densely populated or crowded; overcrowded.

   an impacted school district.

impacted

/ ɪmˈpæktɪd /

adjective

1. (of a tooth) unable to erupt, esp because of being wedged against another tooth below the gum

2. (of a fracture) having the jagged broken ends wedged into each other

Other Word Forms

• nonimpacted adjective
• unimpacted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of impacted¹

First recorded 1675–85; obsolete adjective impact (from Latin impāctus, past participle of impingere “to fasten, cause to collide, strike,” equivalent to im- “in” + pag-, variant stem of pangere “to drive in, plant firmly” + -tus past participle suffix) + -ed ²; im- ¹, impinge

Example Sentences

"My thoughts are immediately with the families impacted and the relatives. People will be grieving today," he said.

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"I want to sincerely apologise to our airline customers and passengers who are impacted now. But we consider that nothing is more important than safety," he wrote on Linkedin.

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"We are very pleased to know that the council intends to educate other employers locally about the endometriosis friendly employer scheme, and to work more broadly to improve support for those impacted by endometriosis."

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British Airways and Air India are understood not to be heavily impacted by the issue.

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Airbus has identified “a significant number” of aircraft in that family of planes that could be impacted, potentially delaying or canceling flights in the near-term.

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