impairments

noun

plural of impairment
as in disabilities
a condition in which a part of your body or mind is damaged and does not work well Her mother had a hearing impairment that had become worse with age.

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Recent Examples of impairments Who Stretch 4 could help first Stretch 4 may have its strongest early impact with people who have severe mobility impairments. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 There are communities of people with visual impairments, or other disabilities. — Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 Patients with damage to the anterior insula and putamen show selective impairments. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 Accessibility for those with mobile impairments The rooms, villas and reception all have step-free access, and the electric buggies mean getting around the resort is simple. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026 There is still a lot of work ahead for the research team, but if the project succeeds, this technology could improve self-driving cars, make robots more adaptable, enhance advanced camera systems, and even serve as a vision aid for people with visual impairments. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 27 June 2026 Research also increasingly suggests that a healthy gut microbiome supports a healthy brain; imbalances in the gut microbiome or certain pro-inflammatory bacteria have been linked to cognitive impairments and depression and anxiety. — Kathleen Felton, Time, 9 June 2026 For Beyond Blindness — a nonprofit education and early prevention provider for children with visual impairments — celebrating new beginnings this graduation season wasn’t just for students and their families. — Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 29 June 2026 At the gym inside Edgar Allan Poe Elementary Classical School in Pullman, students got a lesson in compassion while playing a game of goalball, a sport designed for athletes with visual impairments and played on volleyball courts with goals similar to soccer nets at each end of the court. — Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impairments
  1. disabilities
  2. damages
  3. injuries
Noun
  • Elderly people and those with disabilities are less able to avoid rodents, especially at night.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • These challenges are more acute for people with disabilities and people living in remote areas or abroad.
    — Jamie Rowen, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of disabilities
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  • In the lawsuit, Flagg is asking for injunctive relief, damages, profits and attorneys' fees, arguing Swift's use of the phrase could create consumer confusion and damage the value of her existing brand.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • According to the complaint, the Barbours are seeking personal injury damages for their physical injuries, and survival and wrongful death damages for Avila's estate.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • However, 11Alive stated that two people had suffered serious injuries during the incident.
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • No injuries were reported in the Chicago area due to the storm.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of injuries

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