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Meaning of impair | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ɪmˈpɛə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. The act of impairing or deteriorating.
    obsolete
  2. The fact of being impaired or having grown worse.
    obsolete
  3. An impairment or deterioration.
    obsolete

Equivalents

العربية أضعف دَهْوَرَ
Deutsch beeinträchtigen beschädigen schädigen schmälern schwächen vermindern Verschlechtern
Español descomponer deteriorar empeorar mermar
Suomi haitata heikentää
Français abimer affaiblir Affecter altérer détériorer impacter impair impair
Magyar csökkent elront gyengít károsít meggyengít megrongál ront
한국어 損
Nederlands beschadigen verslechteren verzwakken
Português diminuir empiorar enfraquecer piorar prejudicar
Română afecta deteriora diminua
Русский ослабева́ть ослаблять
Türkçe azaltmak kötüleştirmek sınırlamak zarar vermek zayıflatmak

Examples

“Suppoſe a mans credit ſhould ſuffer an impair with thoſe whoſe cenſure is not to be valued; yet think, which is worſe, ſhame or ſin? Wilt thou ſin againſt God to ſave thy credit?”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Impaired impaired driving impairedness Impairer Impairing Impairment

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