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impaired

US/ɪmˈpɛrd/

impaired adjective: rendered less effective. Also the simple past and past participle of impair.

Adjective

impaired

  1. Rendered less effective.
    • His impaired driving skill due to alcohol caused the accident.
    Synonyms:
    challenged
  2. inebriated, drunk.
    Synonyms:
    drunk

Noun

impaired (plural impaireds)

  1. A criminal charge for driving a vehicle while impaired.
    • The cop gave me an impaired.

Also used as

impaired is also the simple past and past participle of impair.

Examples of impaired in a sentence

  • Bob doesn't show up on time for early meetings; he is morning impaired.
  • His taste was impaired by an illness.
  • They need to watch out for underreplacement of magnesium because an adverse effect of the medication is impaired magnesium metabolism.

All 34 example sentences with impaired

Synonyms of impaired

Forms of impaired

pluralimpaireds

Words formed from impaired

Questions about impaired

What does impaired mean?
Impaired means rendered less effective.
What part of speech is impaired?
Impaired can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce impaired?
Impaired is pronounced /ɪmˈpɛrd/ (US).

Words near impaired in the dictionary

  1. impainted
  2. impainting
  3. impaints
  4. impair
  5. impairable
  6. impaired
  7. impaired driving
  8. impairedness
  9. impaireds
  10. impairer
  11. impairers

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