Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impaired

/ɪmˈpɛrd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: im-paired
IPA: /ɪmˈpɛrd/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rendered less effective.

adj

inebriated, drunk.

verb

simple past and past participle of impair

noun

A criminal charge for driving a vehicle while impaired.

Example Sentences

"His impaired driving skill due to alcohol caused the accident."
"The cop gave me an impaired."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪmˈpɛrd/

Inflected Forms

impaireds (plural)

Derived Forms

impairedness nonimpaired phosphoimpaired unimpaired

Phrases

chemically impaired driving impaired dual sensory impaired hearing-impaired impaired driving living-impaired living impaired morning impaired

Synonyms

challenged drunk afflicted

Rhymes With

compared prepared shared scared declared cared aired paired repaired haired spared stared

Questions

How do you pronounce impaired?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpɛrd/.
What does impaired mean?: Rendered less effective.

How to pronounce impaired

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