Impair — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make worse or less effective

make imperfect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈeə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈeə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɛɹ/.

Examples

His vision was impaired
nothing marred her beauty

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spoil deflower vitiate mar

Parts of Speech

verb	make worse or less effective “His vision was impaired”
verb	make imperfect “nothing marred her beauty”

Word Forms

impairment	noun	the occurrence of a change for the worse
impairer	noun	an agent that impairs
mar	noun	a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
spoil	noun	the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
defloration	noun	an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beeinträchtigen

verschlimmern oder weniger effektiv machen

🇫🇷French

porter atteinte

rendre pire ou moins efficace

🇪🇸Spanish

perjudicar

empeorar o hacer menos efectivo

🇮🇹Italian

compromettere

peggiorare o rendere meno efficace

🇳🇱Dutch

aantasten

erger of minder effectief maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

prejudicar

tornar pior ou menos eficaz

🇷🇺Russian

ухудшать

сделать хуже или менее эффективным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ख़राब

बदतर या कम प्रभावी बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্বল

খারাপ বা কম কার্যকর করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதிக்கிறது

மோசமாகவோ அல்லது குறைவாகவோ செயல்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బలహీనపరుస్తాయి

అధ్వాన్నంగా లేదా తక్కువ ప్రభావవంతంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कमजोर करणे

वाईट किंवा कमी प्रभावी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અશક્ત

ખરાબ અથવા ઓછા અસરકારક બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

ಕೆಟ್ಟದಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുർബലപ്പെടുത്തുക

മോശമാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കുറച്ച് ഫലപ്രദമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰਾਬ

ਬਦਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਘੱਟ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

خراب کرنا

بدتر یا کم مؤثر بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

妨害

使情况变得更糟或效果降低

🇯🇵Japanese

損なう

悪化する、または効果が低下する

🇰🇷Korean

손상시키다

더 나쁘게 만들거나 덜 효과적이게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm suy yếu

làm tồi tệ hơn hoặc kém hiệu quả hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เสื่อมเสีย

ทำให้แย่ลงหรือมีประสิทธิภาพน้อยลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

merusak

menjadi lebih buruk atau kurang efektif

🇵🇭Filipino

makapinsala

lumala o hindi gaanong epektibo

🇲🇾Malay

merosakkan

memburukkan atau kurang berkesan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يضعف

جعل أسوأ أو أقل فعالية

🇮🇷Persian

خدشه دار کردن

را بدتر یا کمتر موثر کند

🇹🇷Turkish

bozmak

daha kötü veya daha az etkili hale getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִפְגוֹם

להחמיר או פחות יעיל

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