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Meaning impair meaning

What does impair mean?

impair

— verb make worse or less effective His vision was impaired — verb (= mar) make imperfect nothing marred her beauty

Synonyms impair synonyms

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impair English » English

damage spoil weaken vitiate ruin harm deteriorate mar injure debilitate undermine hurt disrupt diminish destroy deflower worsen waste soften shatter mutilate enervate emaciated downcast disfigure disable dilapidate deface damp break blight attenuate wreck wear away water down wash out vandalize uneven undo unbrace take away sully shake down shake rift rapture out-break odd number odd mischief

Topics impair topics

What do people use impair to talk about?
Person Healthy

Injure
Social behavior Behavior Do good to

Do evil to
Social behavior Behavior Do good to Meddle

Spoil
Physical actions Break, wear out

Damage

Conjugation impair conjugation

How do you conjugate impair?

impair · verb

Examples impair examples

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Simple sentences

Hormones impair one's judgment.

Movie subtitles

Your leniency will only impair our scheme of things.
Might impair a pilot's nerve, sir.
When in difficulties might impair a pilot's nerve.
He sustained various lacerations, a concussion and back trauma which will impair his ability to walk.
A noise like that could impair the kids' hearing.
They say it's a futile gesture which will impair our relationship with a friendly country.
That can impair your judgement.
Sudden movements, will impair your equilibrium.
Don't let having only one eye impair your vision.
Carbon dioxide can produce hallucinations, impair judgement.
That could impair his speech.
I hope this does not impair your enjoyment of the drama.
A broken heart does not impair hearing!
Wow, drinking really does impair your judgment.
Uh, Bob, this infection-- Does it impair his movement any?
Rouge, impair et manque.
I don't think that's very funny. A noise like that could impair the kids' hearing.
The shock and the horror of what just happened. will surely impair their judgment.
Diseases seriously impair the proper functioning of human beings.
But maybe enough to impair his...reactions, to dull his judgment.
It will impair your night vision.
A degenerative process that has already started to impair your cognitive functions.
Hangovers impair efficiency.
That will impair his pace too much. The little one, Alph.
Carbon monoxide gas would elevate the heart rate and cause coughing and impair neurological functions.
Within the past year, the first research has been published indicating that chronic use of ecstasy could impair memory.
And, what, you're afraid it's gonna impair his vision?
What your father is saying, Patrick, is that should you win, this revelation. would impair your ability to govern.
He showed that excessively high intakes of calcium over a long time impair the body's ability to control how much calcium it uses and when.
Listen, we reserve the right to make this decision, but that said, would running these photos in any way impair the investigation?
This can impair my judgment.

News and current affairs

Second, and related to the first caveat, there should be no formal approximation to EU institutions when this would impair Russia's competitive advantages.
Overly strict regulation could seriously impair global growth for decades.
More problematic, a misdiagnosis can lead to treatments that impair the healing process.
Two recent studies concluded that buckyballs could impair brain functions in fish and were highly toxic to human-tissue cultures.
If they dissented from US positions, this did not seriously impair the West's strategic efficacy because American power was more than sufficient to compensate.
Such asymmetries impair market performance in a variety of ways, and conflicts of interest are particularly dangerous in such an environment because they create an incentive to exploit precisely these advantages.
Doing so might have slight effects on mood or memory function or impair speech control.
Regulate in haste, repent at leisure. Overly strict regulation could seriously impair global growth for decades.
In particular, the huge income discrepancies between them and the rich countries endanger their own long-term growth and political stability, and could yet impair their future involvement in the G20 process.
Men and women of child-bearing age now carry enough hormone-disturbing compounds in their bodies to impair their fertility.
If successful, they will impair the revival of a transparent, responsible, and vibrant securitization market - a market that, if properly managed, can contribute meaningfully to sustainable, long-term economic growth.
Though interpretations of Article 9 have liberalized over the years, and Japan now maintains a very capable self-defense force, constitutional constraints continue to impair Japan's military capabilities and posture considerably.

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