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adjective

im-ˈperd How to pronounce impaired (audio)
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1
as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol driving while impaired is against the law

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as in disabled
deprived of the power to perform one or more natural bodily activities special devices for sight-impaired visitors

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impaired

2 of 2

verb

past tense of impair
as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of already impaired by a crack, the windshield shattered upon impact with the baseball

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Recent Examples of impaired
Adjective
Drivers ages 21-34 represented the highest percentage (48%) of impaired drivers involved in fatal crashes during this period. — Aaa - Mountain Group, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 Symptoms include extreme fatigue, impaired performance, headache, irritability, nausea, dizziness, cramping and dehydration. — Dorany Pineda, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
Verb
The whistleblowers claim an emergency room nurse stole narcotics intended for patients, injected them in an emergency room bathroom, then treated patients while impaired, which in turn, possibly contributed to two patient deaths. — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 30 June 2026 If the vehicle encounters environmental conditions that affect that single type of sensor, all sensors could be impaired at the same time, leaving the AV without adequate perception. — David Risher, Fortune, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for impaired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impaired
  1. drunk
  2. disabled
  3. damaged
  4. drunken
  5. injured
  6. fried
  7. marred
  8. wet
Adjective
  • Jenny Racicot, who lives in Maine, told Politico that Platner entered her home in 2021 while drunk and assaulted her.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • As if Taylor Swift’s wedding and the nation’s 250th birthday weren’t reason enough to celebrate, Beyoncé is giving fans an excuse to be drunk in love.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Definition of drunk
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  • Multiple disabled riders spoke with the panel and complained about inadequate warnings.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • After surviving a career-ending stroke, the former officer founded The Wounded Blue, the nation's only nonprofit dedicated exclusively to injured and disabled law enforcement officers.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of disabled
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  • Residential buildings were badly damaged in the assault, leaving people trapped in multi-story apartment blocks and an entire family that was killed pulled from the rubble, while cars were seen burning on city streets.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • As a bonus, those seasons are ideal for planting a replacement shrub or re-establishing a lawn if it is damaged during the shrub removal.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of damaged
Adjective
  • The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • On the personal side, Beth and Rip both attempt to connect with Carter in last week’s episode after his drunken acts in episode 7.
    — Brayden Garcia July 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
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  • In a later post on Telegram, Klitschko said Kyiv also came under ballistic missile attack, with five people injured in one of the central districts.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 July 2026
  • The Tacoma Fire Department (TFD) later said no firefighters or residents were injured.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of injured
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  • The dessert is made of McDonald's signature apple filling and a golden, fried crust.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • That’s why fried chicken, mozzarella sticks and onion rings consistently land on the avoid list for anyone managing high cholesterol.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Definition of fried
Verb
  • Already, reports of sparse crowds have marred the Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair on the National Mall, the Daily Beast said.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's trip to the United Kingdom is already marred by drama after reports circulated that the visit was canceled due to security concerns.
    — Tracy Wright , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of marred
Adjective
  • And thirdly, the confidence Harley has in its 2026 bikes to facilitate such a thing, and on a wet racetrack no less, is quite frankly amazing.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • Typically, El Niño is associated with wetter-than-normal conditions during the winter in Southern California.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of wet

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