Definitions for impairment
im·pair·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. damage, harm, impairmentnoun

   the occurrence of a change for the worse

2. deterioration, impairmentnoun

   a symptom of reduced quality or strength

3. disability, disablement, handicap, impairmentnoun

   the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

   "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

4. impairmentnoun

   damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality

5. stultification, constipation, impairment, deadeningnoun

   the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impairmentnoun

   The result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor.

2. impairmentnoun

   A downward revaluation, a write-down.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impairmentnoun

   Diminution; injury.

   Etymology: from impair.

   His posterity, at this distance, and after so perpetual impairment, cannot but condemn the poverty of Adam's conception, that thought to obscure himself from his Creator in the shade of the garden. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. i.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impairment

   Impairment is a state or condition in which an individual's normal mental, physical, sensory, or cognitive function is weakened, diminished, or damaged. It can be caused by various factors such as injury, disease, or aging, and often interferes with the individual's daily life activities or functional capabilities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Impairmentnoun

   the state of being impaired; injury

2. Etymology: [OE. enpeirement, OF. empirement.]

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Damage
   • Decay
   • Degradation
   • Unfitness

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How to say impairment in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of impairment in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of impairment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of impairment in a Sentence

1. Executive Mike Lynn:

   Our ability to measure THC in breath really should shift the national dialogue from one about simply detecting if THC is in someone's body to a conversation where standards can be developed that reflect actual impairment.

2. Barbara Bowman:

   It makes me sick, and it sends a very wrong message about what consent really means, consent is not the absence of a' no.' And when you put drugs and alcohol in the mix, and put a person into a state of impairment and incapacitation where they're not able to respond in a normal setting, it's manipulative. It's diabolical. It's controlling. And it's typical behavior and thinking of a sociopath.

3. Eric Widera:

   Financial impairment is often one of the earliest clinical signs of emerging dementia, that often goes undiagnosed, it becomes exceedingly important that when these diagnoses are made, and when individuals still have the ability to make decisions, to think about things like advanced financial planning – assigning someone such as a family member to make designated financial decisions on their behalf.

4. Alzheimers Association saysWith many doctors:

   Mild cognitive impairment is often harder to pick up than dementia because it's often much more subtle.

5. Gail Demmler:

   CMV can affect the liver the spleen the bone marrow, lungs, heart, but the most devastating thing it can do is damage the brain, it causes brain damage, vision impairment, hearing loss … but it can affect any organ system.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=impairment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Impairment
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=impairment
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impairment
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=impairment