IMPAIR Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster injure, harm, hurt, damage, impair, mar mean to affect injuriously injure implies the inflicting of anything detrimental to one's looks, comfort, health, or success harm often stresses the inflicting of pain, suffering, or loss hurt implies inflicting a wound to the body or to the feelings
Impaired - definition of impaired by The Free Dictionary 1 Diminished, damaged, or weakened: an impaired sense of smell 2 Functioning poorly or incompetently: a driver so tired as to be impaired 3 Having a physical or mental disability
-IMPAIRED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary You use -impaired in adjectives where you are describing someone with a particular disability For example, someone who is hearing-impaired has a disability affecting their hearing, and someone who is visually-impaired has a disability affecting their sight