impair

Definition of impair in English English dictionary: to weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on; to cause to become less or worse; make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"; {f} spoil, mar, damage, weaken; To make worse; to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or strength; to deteriorate; as, to impair health, character, the mind, value; Not fit or appropriate; make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired"; To grow worse; to deteriorate; Diminution; injury; Make worse, damage; make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired; If something impairs something such as an ability or the way something works, it damages it or makes it worse. Consumption of alcohol impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery + impaired im·paired The blast left him with permanently impaired hearing. to damage something or make it not as good as it should be (empeirer, from impejorare, from pejorare ); damage or weaken to such an extent that it no longer functions effectively
impair relations: damage relations
impaired: Rendered less effective
His impaired driving skill due to alcohol caused the accident.
impaired: A criminal charge for impaired driving
The cop gave me an impaired.
impaired: inebriated, drunk
impaired: Simple past tense and past participle of impair
impairment: The result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor
ımpair: {n} a diminution, an injury
ımpair: {v} to lessen, diminish, injure, hurt
To impair: empair
To impair: pair
impaired: diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight"
impaired: past of impair
impaired: {s} damaged, weakened, adversely affected
impaired: diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight
impaired: damaged, less strong, or not as good as before
impaired: inebbriated, drunk
impaired: mentally or physically unfit
impairer: One who, or that which, impairs
impairer: an agent that impairs; "crops can be great impairers of the soil
impairing: present participle of impair
impairment: An impairment is any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function
impairment: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
impairment: is any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function (ICIDH)
impairment: a defect in organ function or whole body system, which may be temporary or permanent (eg hemiplegia)
impairment: an impairment is something that may prevent a person doing something such as walking, reading or concentrating For example a spinal injury may mean that a person uses a wheelchair to get about or a blind person reads using Braille A spinal injury or blindness is an impairment
impairment: "An abnormality of structure and/or function at the organ level At this stage, an affected individual becomes aware of the pathology or, in behavioral terms, becomes aware that he or she is unhealthy Subclasses of impairment include disfigurement and intellectual, psychological, language, aural, visceral, skeletal, and sensory abnormalities (below the knee amputation for an infected, ischemic foot)
impairment: The state of being impaired; injury
impairment: a symptom of reduced quality or strength
impairment: A detrimental effect on the biological integrity of a water body caused by impact that prevents attainment of the designated use (USEPA Region 5)
impairment: Actual physical defect (Refers to the biological forces )
impairment: Any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function from injury or disease It represents a deviation from the person's usual biomedical state
impairment: For insurance underwriting purposes, any aspect of a proposed insured's present health, medical history, health habits, family history, occupation, or other activities that could increase that person's expected mortality risk
impairment: faculty, e g hearing or eyesight, that does not function properly or 100% effectively
impairment: refers to "loss" or abnormality of psychological or emotional structure or function It can be defined objectively (medical procedures to evaluate impairment include clinical examination, lab tests, and patient’s medical history and symptom reports) and is unrelated to individuals’ social circumstances It reflects limitations of capacity or functional ability, the degree of pathology
impairment: {i} act of making worse; deterioration; handicap; defect, flaw
impairment: Any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function
impairment: damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality
impairment: the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
impairment: A permanent loss of use or function of a body part or system as measured by a physician
impairment: The amount by which stated capital is reduced by distributions and losses
impairment: Any aspect of the health, occupation, activities, or life-style of a proposed insured that could increase his or her expected mortality or morbidity
impairment: If someone has an impairment, they have a condition which prevents their eyes, ears, or brain from working properly. He has a visual impairment in the right eye. mental/visual/cognitive/hearing etc impairment a condition in which a part of a person's mind or body is damaged or does not work well
impairment: is a term used when there is any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function (Note: an impairment does not necessarily result in a "disability" or "handicap" -- click here for examples )
impairment: Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the body s multiple systems, including the special sense organs, neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, reproductive, digestive, genito-urinary, hemic and lymphatic, skin and endocrine systems The ADA further defines impairment as any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities
impairment: As defined by the World Health Organization, an impairment is nay loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function It represents a deviation from the person's usual biomedical state An impairment is thus any loss of function directly resulting from injury or disease
impairment: an inefficient part or factor
impairment: A detrimental effect on the biological integrity of a water body caused by impact that prevents attainment of the designated or existing use
impairment: detrimental effect on the biological integrity of a waterbody caused by an impact that prevents attainment of the designated use
impairment: This is when the `trading opportunites' of a nation are impaired by something that another nation or set of nations does, particularly when it doesn't violate any GATT article A common example is when trade diversion resulting from a new RTA causes a country's exports to be displaced from the market of an RTA member by exports from another RTA member
impairment: (WHO definition) Dysfunction resulting from pathological changes in a system
impairment: The degree to which a scenic view or distance of clear visibility is degraded by man-made pollutants
impairment: dysfunction, damage or deterioration
impairment: the occurrence of a change for the worse
impairment: loss of normal function of part of the body due to disease or injury, such as paralysis of the leg
impairments: plural of impairment
impairs: third-person singular of impair

impair

Hyphenation

im·pair

Turkish pronunciation

împer

Synonyms

blemish, blunt, cheapen, damage, debase, debilitate, decrease, destroy, deteriorate, devaluate, devalue, diminish, ding, disqualify, enervate

Antonyms

aid, assist, help

Pronunciation

/əmˈper/ /ɪmˈpɛr/

Etymology

() From Old French empeirier, from Vulgar Latin *impeiorare, from in- + Late Latin peiorare (“to make worse”) peior (“worse”), a comparative of malus (“bad”).