impairment

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impairment

/ɪmˈpɛəmənt/ UK
/ɪmˈpɛɹmənt/ Canada, US
/ɪmˈpeːmənt/ Australia

Where it comes from

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

noun impairments · empairment

countable, uncountable The result of being impaired.
countable, uncountable A deterioration or weakening. 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 vehic
countable, uncountable A disability or handicap. visual impairment
countable, uncountable A loss or absence of baseline human functioning that may lead to a disability.
countable, uncountable An inefficient part or factor.
countable, uncountable A downward revaluation, a write-down.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: disablement, deadening, stultification, disability, deterioration, handicap, damage, harm, incapacitation, infirmity, weakening, worsening, weakness, illness, disorder, detriment

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noun result of being impaired

Français	handicap
Deutsch	Verschlechterung, Schwächung, Behinderung, Beeinträchtigung, Minderung, Verminderung
Italiano	indebolimento

noun accounting

Ελληνικά	απομείωση apomeíosi

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@misc{impairment_2026,
  title = {impairment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impairment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}