impairment
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the occurrence of a change for the worse
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- detriment hyponym
- distortion hyponym
- ravel hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a symptom of reduced quality or strength
Types & categories
- decay hypernym
- corrosion hyponym
- devastation hyponym
- dilapidation hyponym
- wear hyponym
Related & opposite
- degenerate derivation
- deteriorate derivation
Sense 3 noun
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
reading disability
Types & categories
- unfitness hypernym
- bowleg hyponym
- anorgasmia hyponym
- dysphasia hyponym
- disability of walking hyponym
- astasia hyponym
- amputation hyponym
- hearing impairment hyponym
- dysomia hyponym
- visual impairment hyponym
- prolapse hyponym
- hypoesthesia hyponym
- knock-knee hyponym
- pigeon toes hyponym
- bow leg hyponym
- disintegration hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality
Types & categories
- scathe hypernym
Related & opposite
- mar derivation
Sense 5 noun
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
Types & categories
- degradation hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | harm |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | damage |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | impair |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | detriment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | distortion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ravel |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | degenerate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deteriorate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | decay |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | corrosion |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | devastation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dilapidation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wear |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | handicap |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | disable |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | disabled |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | unfitness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bowleg |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | anorgasmia |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dysphasia |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | disability of walking |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | astasia |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | amputation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hearing impairment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dysomia |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | visual impairment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | prolapse |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypoesthesia |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | knock-knee |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pigeon toes |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bow leg |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | disintegration |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mar |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | scathe |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | blunt |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | deaden |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | degradation |