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impairment |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Impairment \Im*pair"ment\, n. [OE. enpeirement OF empirement.] The state of being impaired; injury. ``The impairment of my health.'' --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: impairment n 1: the occurrence of a change for the worse [syn: {damage}, {harm}] 2: a symptom of reduced quality or strength [syn: {deterioration}] 3: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness [syn: {disability}, {disablement}, {handicap}] 4: damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality 5: the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) [syn: {stultification}, {deadening}]
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