impair

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UK /ɪmˈpɛə(ɹ)/ US /ɪmˈpɛɹ/

noun 3verb 2adj 1

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

dramatically, gravely, greatly, seriously, severely, significantly, substantially

directly

Smoking directly impairs your ability to exercise without getting tired.

PHRASES

badly impaired

The accident badly impaired his ability to walk without assistance.

hearing/mentally/visually impaired

Many schools now have special resources to support visually impaired students in the classroom.

Definitions

verb

To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.

In 2016, it was announced that Jones had been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia, a form of dementia that impairs the ability to communicate.

To grow worse; to deteriorate.

Flesh may empaire,[…]but reason can repaire.

adj

Not fit or appropriate; unsuitable.

giues he not till iudgement guide his bounty, / Nor dignifies an impaire thought with breath:

noun

The act of impairing or deteriorating.

The fact of being impaired or having grown worse.

An impairment or deterioration.

Suppoſe a mans credit ſhould ſuffer an impair with thoſe whoſe cenſure is not to be valued; yet think, which is worſe, ſhame or ſin? Wilt thou ſin againſt God to ſave thy credit?

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — make imperfect

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

In 2016, it was announced that Jones had been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia, a form of dementia that impairs the ability to communicate.

Wiktionary

Flesh may empaire,[…]but reason can repaire.

Wiktionary

giues he not till iudgement guide his bounty, / Nor dignifies an impaire thought with breath:

Wiktionary

Suppoſe a mans credit ſhould ſuffer an impair with thoſe whoſe cenſure is not to be valued; yet think, which is worſe, ſhame or ſin? Wilt thou ſin againſt God to ſave thy credit?

Wiktionary

Hormones impair one's judgment.

Tatoeba · #1472362

"Fly ye, who may, / whom age hath chilled not, nor the years impair."

Tatoeba · #6859850

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, impair is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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