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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
impair \impair"\, v. t. imp. p. p. impaired; p. pr. vb.
n. impairing. written also empair. oe. empeiren,
enpeiren, of. empeirier, empirier, f. empirer, ll.
impejorare; l. pref. im- in + pejorare to make worse, fr.
pejor worse. cf. appair.
to make worse; to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or
strength; to deteriorate; as, to impair health, character,
the mind, value.
1913 webster
time sensibly all things impairs. --roscommon.
1913 webster
in years he seemed, but not impaired by years. --pope.
syn: to diminish; decrease; injure; weaken; enfeeble;
debilitate; reduce; debase; deteriorate.
1913 webster
see also:
impaired impairing empair appair
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
impaired
adj 1: diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired
eyesight" ant: unimpaired
2: mentally or physically unfit syn: afflicted
see also:
unimpaired afflicted
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
76 moby thesaurus words for "impaired":
adulterated, aggravated, blemished, broken, burned, burst, busted,
checked, chipped, cracked, crazed, cut, damaged, defective,
deficient, deteriorated, embittered, erroneous, exacerbated,
fallible, faulty, flawed, found wanting, harmed, hurt, immature,
imperfect, imprecise, impure, in bits, in pieces, in shards,
inaccurate, inadequate, incomplete, inexact, injured, irritated,
lacerated, lacking, makeshift, mangled, marred, mediocre, mixed,
mutilated, not perfect, off, partial, patchy, rent, ruptured,
scalded, scorched, shattered, short, sketchy, slashed, slit,
smashed, split, spoiled, sprung, the worse for, torn, undeveloped,
uneven, unfinished, unperfected, unsound, unthorough, wanting,
weakened, worse, worse off, worsened
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