Meaning

3 senses

  1. (obsolete)The act of impairing or deteriorating.

  2. (obsolete)The fact of being impaired or having grown worse.

  3. (obsolete)An impairment or deterioration.

Examples

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  1. Don't let this impair your judgment.

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  2. Are you in any way impaired?

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  3. Lack of sleep may be impairing your judgment.

    deVielleicht beeinträchtigt der Mangel an Schlaf dein Urteilsvermögen.

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  4. Tom is suffering from a mental disorder that impairs his judgment.

    deTom leidet an einer Geisteskrankheit, die sein Urteilsvermögen beeinträchtigt.

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  5. Lack of funding seriously impairs the ability of the police to solve crimes.

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Origin

From Middle English impairen, empeiren, from Old French empeirier, from Early Medieval Lat

From Middle English impairen, empeiren, from Old French empeirier, from Early Medieval Latin impeiōrāre, from in- + Late Latin peiōrāre (“worsen”), from peiōrem (“worse”), comparative of malus (“bad”).

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Forms

plural: impair / impairs
Singularimpair
Pluralimpair / impairs

regular

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
impC1impactA2impactfulimpairmentimpaleimpartimpartialB2
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