Definition of impaired Impaired

/ɪmpɛˈɹd/ - [imperd] -

We found 7 definitions of impaired from 4 different sources.

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What does impaired mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

impaired - diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight"
  unimpaired not damaged or diminished in any respect; "his speech remained unimpaired"
  damaged harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"
  injured harmed; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings"
  anosmic having impaired sense of smell
  broken physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"
  dickey, dicky (British informal) faulty; "I've got this dicky heart"- John le Carre
  lessened, vitiated, diminished, weakened decreased in severity; made less harsh
  dysfunctional (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose; "dysfunctional behavior"
impaired - mentally or physically unfit
  afflicted
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  • impaired (imp. & p. p.)
    of Impair

Part of speech

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  • impaired, verb, past participle of impair (infinitive).
  • impaired, verb, past simple of impair (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

impaired in sign language
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