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impairment

noun
/ɪmˈpɛəmənt/UK/ɪmˈpɛɹmənt/CA/ɪmˈpeːmənt/

Etymology

From Middle English empeirement, empeyrement, emparement, from Anglo-Norman empairement, emperement, enpeirement, from Old French ampirement, anpirement, enperement, equivalent to impair + -ment.

  1. derived from ampirement
  2. derived from empairement
  3. inherited from empeirement

Definitions

  1. The result of being impaired.

  2. A deterioration or weakening.

  3. A disability or handicap.

    • visual impairment
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. An inefficient part or factor.

    2. A downward revaluation, a write-down.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for impairment. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA