impaired

[im-paird]

adjective

1. weakened, diminished, or damaged.

   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.

Other Word Forms

• unimpaired adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of impaired¹

impair + -ed ²

Example Sentences

He's visually impaired, and has grown in confidence since joining National Star College - especially through work placements with local charities, where he's helped sell goods online.

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Prosecutors made the case that her level of mental illness did not meet the criteria for manslaughter, where someone's judgement and rationality is substantially impaired.

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Banks have been reducing riskier exposures and have sufficient capacity to write off impaired loans, they say.

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This light box learning tool uses contrasts to help encourage young kids with impaired vision develop awareness of objects, light and color.

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Ms Longshaw said people who were colour-blind or visually impaired might find navigating the road a problem, and the scheme, however well-intentioned, was "a mess" .

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