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Synonyms for impaired

Grammar : Adj
Spell : im-paird
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɛərd

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Définition of impaired

Origin :
  • late 14c., earlier ampayre, apeyre (c.1300), from Old French empeirier (Modern French empirer), from Vulgar Latin *impeiorare "make worse," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + Late Latin peiorare "make worse" (see pejorative). In reference to driving under the influence of alcohol, first recorded 1951 in Canadian English. Related: Impaired; impairing.
  • adj injured, faulty
Example sentences :
  • Lydia's perfectly concrete faith was not impaired in the least.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • About the last year his sight, which had been impaired for many years, failed.
  • Extract from : « The Standard Oratorios » by George P. Upton
  • Time cannot change it, nor can it be impaired by the decrees of tyranny or of justice.
  • Extract from : « Stories of Comedy » by Various
  • The bey was always pleasant with me, but my influence was impaired.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Alphonse Daudet
  • So his judgment is impaired and the moral dignity of his soul debased.
  • Extract from : « Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women » by George Sumner Weaver
  • Then when at last he did begin these latter the steady progress of his convalescence was impaired.
  • Extract from : « Under Fire » by Charles King
  • This larger influence was not impaired by Byron's ethical poverty.
  • Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies, Vol. I » by John Morley
  • If the general health be not in the least impaired, this need cause no anxiety.
  • Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys
  • My guess was that their sight was impaired so that they could not see the fly.
  • Extract from : « Days Off » by Henry Van Dyke
  • It may be used when the digestion is impaired for some reason.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague

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