impaired

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impaired

The optometrist tests the patient's impaired eyesight with an eye chart.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Diminished in strength, quality, or utility: Describes something that is damaged, weakened, or made less effective than its original or normal state.
    • Mentally or physically unfit: Describes a person whose physical or mental faculties are below the normal standard or have been damaged.
Usage and Examples
  • Describing diminished quality or function:
    • His hearing was impaired after the accident.
    • The impaired brakes made the car unsafe to drive.
  • Describing a person's condition:
    • The program provides support for visually impaired students.
    • She was charged with driving while impaired.
Advanced Usage
  • "Hearing-impaired" or "Visually impaired": These are standard terms used to describe a person with a significant loss of hearing or sight. They are often preferred to terms like "deaf" or "blind" in certain formal or medical contexts.
    • The museum offers tours for the visually impaired.
  • Legally impaired: Often used in legal contexts, especially regarding the operation of vehicles under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
    • The driver was found to be legally impaired.
Variants and Related Words
  • Impair (verb): To weaken, damage, or make worse.
    • Smoking can impair your lung function.
  • Impairment (noun): The state or fact of being impaired; a disability or defect.
    • He has a minor cognitive impairment.
Synonyms
  • Damaged: Harmed or injured.
  • Weakened: Made less strong or powerful.
  • Diminished: Made smaller or less.
  • Disabled: (When referring to a person) Having a physical or mental condition that limits movements, senses, or activities.
Antonyms
  • Intact: Not damaged or impaired in any way.
  • Unimpaired: Not weakened or damaged.
  • Enhanced: Intensified or improved in quality or strength.
Related Phrases and Compounds
  • Impaired driving: The criminal offense of operating a motor vehicle while one's abilities are compromised by alcohol, drugs, or fatigue.
    • He was arrested for impaired driving.
  • Impaired asset: In finance, an asset whose market value has fallen below its book value on a company's balance sheet.
    • The company had to write down its impaired assets.
impaired

The optometrist tests the patient's impaired eyesight with an eye chart.

Adjective
  1. mentally or physically unfit
  2. diminished in strength, quality, or utility
    • impaired eyesight

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