impairment
noun/ɪmˈpeəmənt/
/ɪmˈpermənt/
[uncountable, countable] (specialist)- an injury, illness or condition that means that part of your body or brain does not work as it normally would or as it does in most people
- impairment of kidney function
- visual impairments
- He drove in a state of serious impairment due to alcohol.
- The drug is approved for mild cognitive impairment.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryImpairment is used after these nouns:- hearing
- speech
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