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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

impaired
    adj 1: diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired
           eyesight" [ant: unimpaired]
    2: mentally or physically unfit [syn: afflicted, impaired]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Impair \Im*pair"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaired; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Impairing.] [Written also empair.] [OE. empeiren,
   enpeiren, OF. empeirier, empirier, F. empirer, LL.
   impejorare; L. pref. im- in + pejorare to make worse, fr.
   pejor worse. Cf. Appair.]
   To make worse; to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or
   strength; to deteriorate; as, to impair health, character,
   the mind, value.
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         Time sensibly all things impairs.        --Roscommon.
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         In years he seemed, but not impaired by years. --Pope.

   Syn: To diminish; decrease; injure; weaken; enfeeble;
        debilitate; reduce; debase; deteriorate.
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Thesaurus Results for Impaired:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

adulterated, aggravated, blemished, broken, burned, burst, busted, checked, chipped, cracked, crazed, cut, damaged, defective, deficient, deteriorated, embittered, erroneous, exacerbated, fallible, faulty, flawed, found wanting, harmed, hurt, immature, imperfect, imprecise, impure, in bits, in pieces, in shards, inaccurate, inadequate, incomplete, inexact, injured, irritated, lacerated, lacking, makeshift, mangled, marred, mediocre, mixed, mutilated, not perfect, off, partial, patchy, rent, ruptured, scalded, scorched, shattered, short, sketchy, slashed, slit, smashed, split, spoiled, sprung, the worse for, torn, undeveloped, uneven, unfinished, unperfected, unsound, unthorough, wanting, weakened, worse, worse off, worsened

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