Definition of "impairment" []

• The result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor. (noun)
• A downward revaluation, a write-down. (noun)

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• "We will ask a local court to appoint a guardian when the impairment is not likely to resolve quickly."
• "As a trained Sociologist, I would suggest that a primary aspect of familial impairment is that the so called "nuclear family" never was a stable institution."
• ""We were taught in medical and nursing school that we were helping them and giving them amnesia about their ICU experience but what we are really giving them is delusional memories and hallucinations and long term impairment," he says."