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- pronunciation:
- ihm
peIr
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verb |
| inflections: |
impairs, impairing, impaired |
| definition: |
to lessen the strength or ability of; damage.
Old age impaired his vision and hearing.- synonyms:
- cripple, damage, diminish, harm, hurt, injure, weaken
- antonyms:
- enhance, improve, repair
- similar words:
- disable, hinder, lessen, wear
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| related words: |
blemish, damage, flaw, handicap, hurt, injure, interfere, kill, punish, reflect, sabotage, shatter, weaken |
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| derivation: |
impairment (n.) |
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