impaired
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- adjective
- /ɪmˈpɛrd/
:
con discapacidad
- We are overweight and obese as a nation and that leads to impaired immune function.
- visually impaired
- hearing-impaired
- cognitively impaired
I'm sorry if you are vision impaired like a handsomer George Clooney.
- I'm sorry if you are vision impaired like a handsomer George Clooney.
- We are overweight and obese as a nation and that leads to impaired immune function.
- Now, how can he possibly cook when his vision is impaired?
- And so we found that when people had a, a low alcohol response, they, they became impaired.
- I mean, I just feel kind of impaired and just frozen almost.
- Well, let's start with driving impaired is life threatening.
- I think he's just mentally impaired, like dementia, stroke, mini stroke.
- You stuttered and acted as though you were mentally impaired.
- It's a virtual Woodstock for the mentally impaired.
Examples
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After the accident, he had an impaired sense of balance and struggled to walk straight.
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Your hard work has made a substantial impact on the quality of education for visually impaired students.
Academic text (2013) -
Because this is how the visually impaired function in the world.
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I currently teach children who are deaf or hearing impaired and often use your books.
Academic text (2013) -
Through means such as these, the numbers of professionals serving visually impaired individuals will grow.
Academic text (2008) -
Mrs. Y is missing a hip and has impaired mobility and poor upper-body strength.
Academic text (2008) -
Most people with ALS do not experience impaired cognition.
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Mallory felt his ability to judge impaired; he wasn't thinking in a straight line.
Fiction book (1996) -
In other words, the victim's motor skills and judgment were substantially impaired when he was assaulted.
Fiction book (1994) -
Um, she's hearing impaired.
Synonyms
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Very weak and lacking energy because of illness or injury
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Harmed so it works or looks worse
Not as strong or effective
Weak in the body and having little strength
Antonyms
Compounds
How Impaired
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2.3
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Impaired comes from the verb impair, which originally meant 'make worse' and comes from an old word peior meaning 'worse'. So, if something is impaired it has been 'made worse' and is now weakened or damaged.