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impairment

/ impairment /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality
Type of:
damage harm hurt
Derived:
mar impair spoil deflower vitiate
noun Sense 2
a symptom of reduced quality or strength
Type of:
decay
Kinds of:
corrosion devastation desolation decrepitude dilapidation
Derived:
deteriorate devolve drop degenerate
noun Sense 3
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
Type of:
degradation debasement
Derived:
deaden blunt
noun Sense 4
the occurrence of a change for the worse
Type of:
change alteration modification
Kinds of:
detriment hurt distortion deformation run
Derived:
impair harm damage
noun Sense 5
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
"reading disability"
"hearing impairment"
Type of:
unfitness poor shape bad condition
Kinds of:
bowleg genu varum tibia vara anorgasmia disability of walking
Derived:
disable invalid incapacitate handicap disenable
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
2
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damage harm hurt decay corrosion devastation desolation decrepitude dilapidation degradation debasement change