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Noun impairment has 5 senses
- damage, harm, impairment - the occurrence of a change for the worse
--1 is a kind of change, alteration, modification
--1 has particulars:
- deterioration, impairment - a symptom of reduced quality or strength
--2 is a kind of decay
--2 has particulars:
- disability, disablement, handicap, impairment - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
--3 is a kind of unfitness, poor shape, bad condition
--3 has particulars: | | bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara; anorgasmia; disability of walking; astasia; amputation; hearing impairment, hearing disorder; dysomia; visual impairment, visual defect, vision defect, visual disorder; prolapse, prolapsus, descensus; hypoesthesia, hypesthesia; knock-knee, genu valgum, tibia valga; pigeon toes; bow leg, bow legs, bandy legs |
- impairment - damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality
--4 is a kind of damage, harm, hurt, scathe
- stultification, constipation, impairment, deadening - the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
--5 is a kind of degradation, debasement
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