disabled; handicapped: often used in comb.: visually impaired
impaired
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impaired
adjective
- Diminished, damaged, or weakened: an impaired sense of smell.
- Functioning poorly or incompetently: a driver so tired as to be impaired.
- Having a physical or mental disability.
noun
used with a pl. verbPeople who have a physical or mental disability considered as a group. Usually used in combination: communication aids for the speech-impaired.
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Adjective
- Rendered less effective
- His impaired driving skill due to alcohol caused the accident.
- inebriated, drunk.
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "impaired" is often applied: vision, hearing, mobility, healing, fertility, health, judgment, cognition, consciousness, memory, concentration, function, performance, ability, capacity, person, child, adult.
- Adverbs often applied to "impaired": visually, physically, mentally, emotionally, cognitively.
Verb
- Simple past tense and past participle of impair.
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impaired - Computer Definition
See assistive technology.
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impaired - Medical Definition
adj.
- Diminished, damaged, or weakened: an impaired sense of smell.
- Functioning poorly or incompetently: a driver so tired as to be impaired.
- Having a physical or mental disability.
n. used with a pl. verb
People who have a physical or mental disability considered as a group. Usually used in combination: communication aids for the speech-impaired.
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