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- Dictionaryimpair/ɪmˈpɛː/
verb
- 1. weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function): "a noisy job could permanently impair their hearing"
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Impair means to spoil or weaken something so that it is less effective. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, such as health, education, and environment, with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Impair means to diminish in function, ability, or quality, or to weaken or make worse. See synonyms, examples, word history, and legal and medical usage of impair.
Impair means to spoil or weaken something so that it is less effective. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see example sentences and find translations in other languages.
verb (used with object) to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations. Antonyms: repair.
Impair means to damage or make worse something. See the pronunciation, synonyms, usage notes and example sentences of impair in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
When you impair something, you damage it or make it work poorly. The root of the verb impair traces back to the Latin word pejorare , meaning “to make worse,” and that’s still what happens if you impair something.
Impair means to harm something and make it less good, or the state of being impaired. Learn how to use this formal verb in sentences and see translations in different languages.
