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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•paired (im pârd′),USA pronunciation adj. - weakened, diminished, or damaged:impaired hearing; to rebuild an impaired bridge.
- functioning poorly or inadequately:Consumption of alcohol results in an impaired driver.
- [Facetious.]deficient or incompetent (prec. by a noun or adverb):VCR-impaired; morally impaired.
impaired, + adj. - [Facetious.]deficient or incompetent (prec. by a noun or adverb):VCR-impaired; morally impaired.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pair /ɪmˈpɛr/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to make worse;
damage:Smoking can impair your health.
im•pair•ment, n. [uncountable]impairment of the learning process.[countable]a hearing impairment. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pair (im pâr′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to make or cause to become worse;
diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.;
weaken or damage:to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
v.i. - to grow or become worse;
lessen.
n. - [Archaic.]impairment.
- Late Latin pējōrāre, equivalent. to Latin pējōr-, stem of pējor worse + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix; compare pejorative
- Middle French empeirer, equivalent. to em- im-1 + peirer to make worse
- Middle English empairen, empeiren to make worse 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See injure.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged repair.
im•pair (an per′),USA pronunciation adj. [French.]- noting any odd number, esp. in roulette. Cf. pair.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: impair /ɪmˈpɛə/ vb - (transitive) to reduce or weaken in strength, quality, etc: his hearing was impaired by an accident
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French empeirer to make worse, from Late Latin pējorāre, from Latin pejor worse; see pejorativeimˈpairable adj imˈpairer n imˈpairment n |