Impaired — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make worse or less effective

make imperfect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɛɹd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈeəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈeəd/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɛɹd/.

Examples

His vision was impaired
nothing marred her beauty
impaired eyesight

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impair deflower mar afflicted spoil vitiate

Antonyms

unimpaired

Parts of Speech

verb	make worse or less effective “His vision was impaired”
verb	make imperfect “nothing marred her beauty”
adjective	diminished in strength, quality, or utility “impaired eyesight”
adjective	mentally or physically unfit

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

beeinträchtigt

verschlimmern oder weniger effektiv machen

🇫🇷French

affaibli

rendre pire ou moins efficace

🇪🇸Spanish

dañado

empeorar o hacer menos efectivo

🇮🇹Italian

compromesso

peggiorare o rendere meno efficace

🇳🇱Dutch

verzwakt

erger of minder effectief maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

prejudicado

tornar pior ou menos eficaz

🇷🇺Russian

ослабленный

сделать хуже или менее эффективным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बिगड़ा

बदतर या कम प्रभावी बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিবন্ধী

খারাপ বা কম কার্যকর করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊனமுற்றவர்

மோசமாகவோ அல்லது குறைவாகவோ செயல்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బలహీనపడింది

అధ్వాన్నంగా లేదా తక్కువ ప్రభావవంతంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

दृष्टीदोष

वाईट किंवा कमी प्रभावी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અશક્ત

ખરાબ અથવા ઓછા અસરકારક બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಂಡಿತು

ಕೆಟ್ಟದಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈകല്യം

മോശമാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കുറച്ച് ഫലപ്രദമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ

ਬਦਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਘੱਟ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

معذور

بدتر یا کم مؤثر بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

受损的

使情况变得更糟或效果降低

🇯🇵Japanese

障害のある

悪化する、または効果が低下する

🇰🇷Korean

손상된

더 나쁘게 만들거나 덜 효과적이게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

suy yếu

làm tồi tệ hơn hoặc kém hiệu quả hơn

🇹🇭Thai

บกพร่อง

ทำให้แย่ลงหรือมีประสิทธิภาพน้อยลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

terganggu

menjadi lebih buruk atau kurang efektif

🇵🇭Filipino

may kapansanan

lumala o hindi gaanong epektibo

🇲🇾Malay

terjejas

memburukkan atau kurang berkesan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضعيف

جعل أسوأ أو أقل فعالية

🇮🇷Persian

دچار اختلال شده است

را بدتر یا کمتر موثر کند

🇹🇷Turkish

bozulmuş

daha kötü veya daha az etkili hale getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לקוי

להחמיר או פחות יעיל

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