My brother seems to be morally impaired.
The ravages of time may bring impaired hearing.
Her vision was Impaired.
It is important to use clear speech when communicating with someone who is hearing impaired.
It is not one of the more accepted forms of the word and is only in a few dictionaries. The better word is non-functional if something isn't working at all or is dysfunctional if it is impaired. Example sentence: It is preferred to use the word non-functional instead of unfunctional.
In measured praise of small-time misdemeanorinsurance.Second-degree driving while impaired is a gross misdemeanor.(misdemeanor-criminal defense)
No, the word 'impaired' is not a noun or a compound word.The word 'impaired' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to impair. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective (impaired judgement).The noun forms of the verb to impair are impairment and the gerund, impairing.
The milk boiled too long this has impaired the flavour. As I have got older my eye sight has grown worse, I am now registered as visually impaired and get half price glasses. I have always worked in heavy industry, unfortunately the high noise levels have impaired my hearing.
IMPAIRED
hearing impaired
Visually impaired.
Hearing impaired.
Developmental retardation, developmental disability.
When the car in front of me started to meander in and out of our lane, I suspected that the driver might be impaired.