impaired

[ im-paird ]

adjective

1. weakened, diminished, or damaged:

   to rebuild an impaired bridge.

2. functioning poorly or inadequately:

   Consumption of alcohol results in an impaired driver.

3. deficient or incompetent (usually preceded by an adverb or noun):

   morally impaired; sports-impaired.

Other Words From

• unim·paired adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of impaired¹

impair + -ed ²

Example Sentences

She now has a boyfriend who is also visually impaired.

From BBC

Another student said it would be "really cool if someone who is visually impaired like us" won the competition.

From BBC

Another student said it would be "really cool if someone who is visually impaired like us" won the competition.

From BBC

Zac Shaw, a Paralympic visually impaired sprinter, called it "hurtful" and said it was part of a "wider issue" in how disabled athletes are treated.

From BBC

Timberlake wound up pleading guilty to a lesser charge of impaired driving, his driving privileges were suspended and he was sentenced in September to 25 hours of community service at a nonprofit of his choosing.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• damaged
• defective
• flawed
• harmed