Impaired
Adjective
- Rendered less effectiveHis impaired driving skill due to alcohol caused the accident.
- inebriated, drunk.
Usage notes
Nouns to which "impaired" is often applied: vision, hearing, mobility, healing, fertility, health, judgment, cognition, consciousness, memory, concentration, function, performance, ability, capacity, person, child, adult.
Adverbs often applied to "impaired": visually, physically, mentally, emotionally, cognitively.
Verb
impairedimpaired
(past of impair)
Full definition of impaired
Noun
impaired
(plural impaireds)- A criminal charge for impaired driving.The cop gave me an impaired.