impairment

noun

im·pair·ment im-ˈper-mənt

plural impairments

: the act of impairing something or the state or condition of being impaired : diminishment or loss of function or ability

… it does not help reverse the impairment of cognitive activity caused by diazepam …—

Corby Kummer

Trichloroethylene has been classified by EPA as a probable human carcinogen, although its primary effect is impairment of the central nervous system.—

Chemical & Engineering News

Persons with hearing impairments can now get information about local parks and their facilities by calling the recently installed TDD phone numbers within the Parks Department.—

Maryland Magazine

Studies show that roughly 11 percent of all kindergarteners have speech or language impairments …—

The Springfield (Massachusetts) Union-News

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The department's preliminary investigation indicates the 19-year-old driver showed signs of impairment. —

Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024 He was taken to Summit Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, and showed no impairment at the scene, police said. —

Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024 The company also recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $200,000 related to its Kablooe reporting unit. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2024 This advice should have included information about his own history, mental illness, cognitive and adaptive impairments that related to his perception and the formation of the intent involved in his crimes. —

Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for impairment