Impairment Meaning
/ɪmˈpɛəmənt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe result of being impaired.
nounA deterioration or weakening.
Sentence Examples
This has visual impairment as a side effect.
The impairment cannot bring them to lose their willingness to live.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The terrible car accident left him with a permanent visual ____ in one eye.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He suffered a visual ____ after the accident and had to learn how to adapt and use new tools.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English empeirement, empeyrement, emparement, from Anglo-Norman empairement, emperement, enpeirement, from Old French ampirement, anpirement, enperement, equivalent to impair + -ment.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"We determined that the car driver’s transportation of multiple teen passengers, limited driving experience, and likely impairment from effects of cannabis at the time of the crash adversely affected her judgment of the danger of entering the intersection in front of the approaching combination vehicle."
— 2024, NTSB, Intersection Crash Between Passenger Car and Combination Vehicle, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, March 22, 2022:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The terrible car accident left him with a permanent visual ____ in one eye.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He suffered a visual ____ after the accident and had to learn how to adapt and use new tools.