impair (redirected from impairs)

im·pair  (m-pâr)

tr.v. im·paired, im·pair·ing, im·pairs

To cause to diminish, as in strength, value, or quality: an injury that impaired my hearing; a severe storm impairing communications.

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[Middle English empairen, from Old French empeirer, from Vulgar Latin *impirre : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-² + Late Latin pirre, to worsen (from Latin pior, worse; see ped- in Indo-European roots).]

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im·pairment n.

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impair

Verb

to damage or weaken in strength or quality [Old French empeirer to make worse]

impairment n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	impair - make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired" damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
	2.	impair - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" mar, deflower, vitiate, spoil damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" defile, sully, taint, corrupt, cloud - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" blemish, deface, disfigure - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

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impair

verb worsen, reduce, damage, injure, harm, mar, undermine, weaken, spoil, diminish, decrease, blunt, deteriorate, lessen, hinder, debilitate, vitiate, enfeeble, enervate << OPPOSITE improve

Translations

impair [ɪmˈpɛəʳ] vt → perjudicar

impair [ɪmˈpɛəʳ] vt → détériorer, diminuer

impair [ɪmˈpɛəʳ] vt → beeinträchtigen

impair [ɪmˈpɛəʳ] vt → danneggiare

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impair

v impair [imˈpeə]

to damage, weaken or make less good He was told that smoking would impair his health.benadeelيُضْعِفувреждамpoškodit, oslabitskade; svækkebeeinträchtigenβλάπτω, εξασθενίζω, καταστρέφωperjudicar, dañarkahjustamaآسیب رساندن؛ ضعیف کردنheikentäädétériorerלִפגוֹםबिगाड़नाnarušiti, oštetiti(el)rontmerusakskaða, veikjadanneggiareそこなう악화시키다sugadinti, pakenktibojāt; kaitēt; vājināt; pasliktinātiesmerosakkanschadenskade, svekke, forverrenadwątlićprejudicara strica, a deterioraповреждатьpoškodiťposlabšatinarušitiförsämra, skadaทำให้แย่ลงzarar vermek, bozmak損害，削弱пошкоджувати, псуватиبگاڑناlàm yếu đi损害，削弱

n imˈpairment

benadelingإضْعافуврежданеzhoršenískade; svækkelsedie Beeinträchtigungβλάβηdeterioro, dañoskahjustusآسیب؛ ضعفheikentyminendétériorationלִקוּיहानिoštećenje, pogoršanje(meg)rongálódáskerusakanskaði; hrönundeterioramento損傷악화sugadinimas, pakenkimasbojāšana; vājināšana; pasliktināšanāskerosakanbeschadigingsvekkelsenadwyrężenieprejuízodeteriorareповреждениеpoškodenieposlabšanjenarušavanjeförsämring, försvagningการทำให้แย่ลงzarar verme, boz(ul)ma削弱погіршення; пошкодженняتخریبsự làm hư hại削弱