impairment

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Etymology

From impair +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

Noun

impairment (countable and uncountable, plural impairments)

  1. The result of being impaired
  2. A deterioration or weakening
    • 2024, NTSB, Intersection Crash Between Passenger Car and Combination Vehicle, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, March 22, 2022:
      We determined that the car driver’s transportation of multiple teen passengers, limited driving experience, and likely impairment from effects of cannabis at the time of the crash adversely affected her judgment of the danger of entering the intersection in front of the approaching combination vehicle.
  3. A disability or handicap
    visual impairment
  4. an inefficient part or factor.
  5. (accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.

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