impaired : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: impaired	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impaired adj diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight" Antonym(s): unimpaired mentally or physically unfit Synonym(s): afflicted, impaired
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impair \Impair"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impaired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impairing}.] [Written also {empair}.] [OE. empeiren, enpeiren, OF. empeirier, empirier, F. empirer, LL. impejorare; L. pref. im- in + pejorare to make worse, fr. pejor worse. Cf. {Appair}.] To make worse; to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or strength; to deteriorate; as, to impair health, character, the mind, value. Time sensibly all things impairs. --Roscommon. In years he seemed, but not impaired* by years. --Pope. Syn: To diminish; decrease; injure; weaken; enfeeble; debilitate; reduce; debase; deteriorate.