impairment
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(noun) damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality |
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Related Words: damage, harm, hurt, scathe |
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(noun) the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) |
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Synonyms: deadening, stultification |
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Related Words: debasement, degradation |
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(noun) a symptom of reduced quality or strength |
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Synonyms: deterioration |
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Related Words: corrosion, decay, decrepitude, desolation, devastation, dilapidation, ruin, wear |
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(noun) the occurrence of a change for the worse |
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Synonyms: damage, harm |
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Related Words: alteration, change, deformation, detriment, distortion, hurt, ladder, modification, ravel, run |
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(noun) the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness |
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Synonyms: disability, disablement, handicap |
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Related Words: amputation, anorgasmia, anosmia, astasia, bad condition, bandy legs, bow leg, bow legs, bowleg, disability of walking, genu valgum, genu varum, hearing impairment, hearing loss, knock-knee, olfactory impairment, poor shape, prolapse, prolapsus, tibia valga, tibia vara, unfitness, vision defect, visual defect, visual impairment |
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