IMPAIRMENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for IMPAIRMENT?

Need another word that means the same as “impairment”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “impairment” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Impairment” are: deterioration, disability, disablement, handicap, constipation, deadening, stultification, damage, harm

Impairment as a Noun

Definitions of "Impairment" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “impairment” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness.
• A symptom of reduced quality or strength.
• The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine.
• Damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality.
• The state or fact of being impaired, especially in a specified faculty.
• The occurrence of a change for the worse.

Synonyms of "Impairment" as a noun (9 Words)

constipation	A condition in which there is difficulty in emptying the bowels, usually associated with hardened faeces. Literary constipation.
damage	A sum of money claimed or awarded in compensation for a loss or an injury. The damage to his reputation was considerable.
deadening	The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine.
deterioration	Process of changing to an inferior state. A deterioration in the condition of the patient.
disability	A disadvantage or handicap, especially one imposed or recognized by the law. Differing types of disability.
disablement	The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness.
handicap	A race or contest in which a handicap is imposed. He plays off a handicap of 10.
harm	Material damage. I didn t mean to cause him any harm.
stultification	Derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent.

Usage Examples of "Impairment" as a noun

• A degree of physical or mental impairment.
• A speech impairment.
• Hearing impairment.

Associations of "Impairment" (30 Words)

amnesia	A partial or total loss of memory. They were suffering from amnesia.
aphasia	Inability (or impaired ability) to understand or produce speech, as a result of brain damage.
blindly	Without seeing or looking. Don t blindly accept dogma as justification.
blindness	The state of being blind or lacking sight. The field of vision gradually narrows and blindness can result.
cataract	A large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice. The river descends in a succession of spectacular cataracts.
deafness	The condition of lacking the power of hearing or having impaired hearing. The baby is at risk of being born with profound deafness.
dementia	Mental deterioration of organic or functional origin.
disability	A physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities. Differing types of disability.
disable	Injure permanently. The raiders tried to disable the alarm system.
dyslexia	A general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence.
epilepsy	A neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
eyesight	A person’s ability to see. Poor eyesight ended his plans for a naval career.
forgetfulness	Unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember. She teased him for his forgetfulness.
hamstring	Cripple by cutting the hamstring. He pulled a hamstring.
handicap	A race or contest in which a handicap is imposed. He was born with a significant visual handicap.
hypnotist	A person who induces hypnosis. An expert clinician and skilled hypnotist.
illness	A disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind. He died after a long illness.
incapacitate	Deprive (someone) of their legal capacity. He was incapacitated by a heart attack.
lame	Make a person or animal lame. A lame argument.
maim	Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation. 100 000 soldiers were killed or maimed.
migraine	A severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men. I m getting a migraine.
numbness	The state of being numb. Tingling and numbness in the left arm.
oblivion	Destruction or extinction. His name will fade into oblivion.
palsy	Affect with palsy. Is the calmness of philosophy or the palsy of insensibility to be looked for.
paralysis	The loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury. A creeping paralysis accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
psychosis	Any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted. They were suffering from a psychosis.
schizophrenia	Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact. Gibraltar s schizophrenia continues to be fed by colonial pride.
senile	Mentally or physically infirm with age. She couldn t cope with her senile husband.