| impairment | | |
| n. (event) | 1. damage, harm, impairment | the occurrence of a change for the worse. |
| ~ alteration, change, modification | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
| ~ detriment, hurt | a damage or loss. |
| ~ deformation, distortion | a change for the worse. |
| ~ ravel, ladder, run | a row of unravelled stitches.; "she got a run in her stocking" |
| n. (state) | 2. deterioration, impairment | a symptom of reduced quality or strength. |
| ~ decay | an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying.; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair" |
| ~ corrosion | a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action. |
| ~ desolation, devastation | the state of being decayed or destroyed. |
| ~ decrepitude, dilapidation | a state of deterioration due to old age or long use. |
| ~ wear | impairment resulting from long use.; "the tires showed uneven wear" |
| n. (state) | 3. disability, disablement, handicap, impairment | the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness.; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" |
| ~ bandy leg, bandyleg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara, bow leg | a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee). |
| ~ anorgasmia | absence of an orgasm in sexual relations. |
| ~ dysphasia | an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage. |
| ~ unfitness, softness | poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury). |
| ~ disability of walking | a disability that interferes with or prevents walking. |
| ~ astasia | inability to stand due to muscular incoordination. |
| ~ amputation | a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs. |
| ~ hearing disorder, hearing impairment | impairment of the sense of hearing. |
| ~ dysomia | impairment of the sense of smell. |
| ~ vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment | impairment of the sense of sight. |
| ~ descensus, prolapse, prolapsus | the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus). |
| ~ hypesthesia, hypoesthesia | impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity. |
| ~ genu valgum, knock-knee, tibia valga | an inward slant of the thigh. |
| ~ pigeon toes | disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee. |
| ~ bandy legs, bow leg, bow legs | outward curvature of the legs. |
| ~ disintegration | a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system.; "a disintegration of personality" |
| n. (act) | 4. impairment | damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality. |
| ~ scathe, damage, harm, hurt | the act of damaging something or someone. |
| n. (act) | 5. constipation, deadening, impairment, stultification | the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine). |
| ~ degradation, debasement | changing to a lower state (a less respected state). |
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