impair
IPA: ɪmpˈɛr
noun
- (obsolete) The act of impairing or deteriorating.
- (obsolete) The fact of being impaired or having grown worse.
- (obsolete) An impairment or deterioration.
verb
- (transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
- (intransitive, archaic) To grow worse; to deteriorate.
adjective
- (obsolete) Not fit or appropriate; unsuitable.
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Examples of "impair" in Sentences
- Alcohol may impair your memory.
- The organ tissue was deeply impaired.
- Her cognitive functions were impaired.
- Fatigue may affect to impaired concentration.
- She won in the events for the visually impaired.
- Her impairment was specific to letters in the alphabet.
- Links to websites impair the credibility of the article.
- A vision disorder is an impairment of the sense of vision.
- Including children and the disabled such as the visually impaired.
- These minor scratches can damage the surface of the lens and impair vision.
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