Impair

//ɪmˈpɛə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "impair" (188 found)

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Closest matches (38)

Strong matches (56)

Related words (94)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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manner of

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related to

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Translations

55 translations across 16 languages.

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Arabic

2 entries
  • أَضْعَفَ verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • دَهْوَرَ verb (have a diminishing effect on)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • намалявам verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • отслабвам verb (have a diminishing effect on)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᏲᏍᏙᏗ verb (have a diminishing effect on)

Dutch

3 entries
  • beschadigen verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • verslechteren verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • verzwakken verb (have a diminishing effect on)

Finnish

2 entries
  • haitata verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • heikentää verb (have a diminishing effect on)

French

4 entries
  • abîmer verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • affaiblir verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • affecter verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • altérer verb (have a diminishing effect on)

German

4 entries
  • beeinträchtigen verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • beschädigen verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • schmälern verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • schwächen verb (have a diminishing effect on)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (have a diminishing effect on)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • csorbít verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • csökkent verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • elront verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • gyengít verb (have a diminishing effect on)

Ido

1 entries
  • domajar verb (have a diminishing effect on)

Māori

1 entries
  • whakahauā verb (have a diminishing effect on)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • diminuir verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • empiorar verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • enfraquecer verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • piorar verb (have a diminishing effect on)

Romanian

3 entries
  • afecta verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • deteriora verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • diminua verb (have a diminishing effect on)

Russian

2 entries
  • ослабевать verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • ослабля́ть verb (have a diminishing effect on)

Spanish

4 entries
  • descomponer verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • deteriorar verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • empeorar verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • mermar verb (have a diminishing effect on)

Turkish

4 entries
  • azaltmak verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • kötüleştirmek verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • sınırlamak verb (have a diminishing effect on)
  • zarar vermek verb (have a diminishing effect on)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Hormones impair one's judgment.

Source: tatoeba (1472362)

"Fly ye, who may, / whom age hath chilled not, nor the years impair."

Source: tatoeba (6859850)

Don't let this impair your judgment.

Source: tatoeba (9934004)

The heavy metal can harm the lungs and kidneys and impair hearing, balance, vision, thinking and breathing.

Source: tatoeba (11315298)

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