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Type Words
Synonyms deterioration
Type of decay
Has types decrepitude, wear, corrosion, desolation, devastation, dilapidation
Type Words
Synonyms disability, disablement, handicap
Type of softness, unfitness
Has types dysphasia, genu valgum, genu varum, hearing disorder, hearing impairment, tibia valga, amputation, anorgasmia, astasia, bandy leg, bandy legs, bandyleg, bow leg, bow legs, bowleg, descensus, disability of walking, disintegration, dysomia, hypoesthesia, knock-knee, pigeon toes, prolapse, prolapsus, tibia vara, vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment, hypesthesia


hearing impairment.
Type Words
Synonyms constipation, deadening, stultification
Type of degradation, debasement
Type Words
Synonyms damage, harm
Type of change, modification, alteration
Has types detriment, ladder, deformation, hurt, ravel, run, distortion
Derivation impair
Type Words
Type of hurt, damage, scathe, harm
Derivation impair

Examples of impairment

impairment
Symptoms include peripheral neuropathy, immune impairment, retinopathy and more.
From the dailyherald.com
Transportation available for ages 60 and older and those with visual impairment.
From the courier-journal.com
Why is this classified as Amortization of Goodwill and not an impairment charge?
From the telegraph.co.uk
About 23 percent had some sort of visual impairment, and 4.2 percent were blind.
From the sciencedaily.com
Goodwill is included in intangible assets and is tested annually for impairment.
From the hemscott.com
Fragile X syndrome is the most common form of inherited intellectual impairment.
From the sciencedaily.com
Previous studies have focused on recreating oxygen impairment in awake patients.
From the sciencedaily.com
Partial blindness, defense lawyers argued, would have been a further impairment.
From the nytimes.com
Morphological and functional retinal impairment in Alzheimer's disease patients.
From the nature.com
More examples
  • Damage: the occurrence of a change for the worse
  • Deterioration: a symptom of reduced quality or strength
  • Disability: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
  • Damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality
  • Stultification: the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
  • (impaired) diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight"
  • (Impaired) Disability, according to the World Health Organization, is defined as "...an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. ...
  • The result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor; A downward revaluation, a write-down
  • (impaired) A criminal charge for impaired driving; Rendered less effective; inebriated, drunk