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    impairment
    /ɪmˈpɛːm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. the state or fact of being impaired, especially in a specified faculty: "a degree of physical or mental impairment"

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  2. the act of spoiling something or making it weaker so that it is less effective. medical specialized. deterioration in the functioning of a body part, organ, or system that can be temporary or permanent and can result from injury or disease: Renal impairment needs to be treated urgently. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  3. The meaning of IMPAIRMENT is the act of impairing something or the state or condition of being impaired : diminishment or loss of function or ability. How to use impairment in a sentence.

  4. Nov 9, 2018 · Impairment is defined as “any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function.” Disability, on the other hand, means “any restriction or lack (resulting from an impairment) of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being.”

  5. deterioration in the functioning of a body part, organ, or system that can be temporary or permanent and can result from injury or disease: Renal impairment needs to be treated urgently. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Damaging and spoiling. adulterant. adulterated. adulteration. applecart. butcher. drive a wedge between someone idiom.

  6. An impairment is a condition in which a part of a person's mind or body is damaged or is not working properly. A person with a disability is defined as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

  7. Impairment definition: the state of being diminished, weakened, or damaged, especially mentally or physically. See examples of IMPAIRMENT used in a sentence.

  8. impairment - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

  9. An impairment prevents someone from doing something, like how an eye injury can be an impairment to seeing. An impairment can also be any change for the worse. People with impairments have trouble doing something. If you have a hearing impairment, you can’t hear very well.

  10. an injury, illness or condition that means that part of your body or brain does not work as it normally would or as it does in most people. impairment of kidney function. visual impairments. He drove in a state of serious impairment due to alcohol.

  11. to damage or weaken something so that it is less effective: Lack of sleep impaired her ability to think clearly. impairment. noun [ C/U ] us / ɪmˈpeər·mənt / [ C ] The law bans discrimination against anyone with a mental or physical impairment. (Definition of impair from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)