Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impacted

/ˈɪmpˌæktɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: im-pact-ed
IPA: /ˈɪmpˌæktɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of impact

adj

Having undergone an impact.

adj

Of a tooth, subject to dental impaction.

adj

Having lost property revenue due to Federal presence, such that it may receive impact aid.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Being the last teeth to erupt in the oral cavity, many wisdom teeth are impacted."
"Table A3-1 compares the capabilities of (1) impacted communities and school districts to finance capital improvements from their own resources […]"
"Like many of my colleagues, I represent one of the most highly impacted schools in the Nation. This school relies on the impact aid program."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

more impacted (comparative) most impacted (superlative)

Derived Forms

disimpacted impactedness nonimpacted unimpacted

Phrases

justice-impacted

Synonyms

wedged

Questions

How do you pronounce impacted?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪmpˌæktɪd/.
What does impacted mean?: simple past and past participle of impact

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