Synonyms for Impairment

Synonyms for "impairment" (138 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Noun(15 words)

damage deterioration disability handicap harm addling breakages constipation corrupting cripplingdamaged conditiondamages deadening debilities decline

adulteration attrition bankruptcy blemish breakage breakdown collapsecrack upcurtailment cut cutting damage debilitation

Strong matches (41)

Noun(12 words)

decline in functiondecrease deficits detriment devaluations difficulties disabilities disablement dysfunction dysfunctionseffect on performanceenfeebling

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enfeeblement erroneousness expense extraction fallibility faultiness flaw

Adjective(2 words)

degraded statusfunctional impairment

Related words (69)

Noun(14 words)

functional losshandicapping handicaps harms incapacities infirmity limitation maiming malfunctionsprogressive functional lossrestriction stultification weakeningwere unable to work

handicap harm hurt hurting immaturity imperfection impurity inaccuracy inadequacy inadequateness incompleteness inexactitude inexactness infringement injury inroad lack lessening liability loss

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Verb(2 words)

impairingpollute environment

Adjective(1 words)

unable to work now

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

20 entries

action alteration change condition damage debasement decay defect deficiency degradation disability effect harm hurt loss modification

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More specific

12 entries

cognitive impairmentcorrosion damage decline degradation deteriorationhearing lossinjurymobility impairmentreduction spoilagevisual impairment

Collocations

6 entries

hearing impairmentmild impairmentpermanent impairmentphysical impairmenttemporary impairmentvisual impairment

Inflections

1 entries

impairments

Derivations

2 entries

impair impaired

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

This has visual impairment as a side effect.

Source: tatoeba (329623)

The impairment cannot bring them to lose their willingness to live.

Source: tatoeba (1506307)

I believe, indeed, that overemphasis on the purely intellectual attitude, often directed solely to the practical and factual, in our education, has led directly to the impairment of ethical values.

Source: tatoeba (5226035)

He has some cognitive impairment.

Source: tatoeba (6150506)

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Impairment