impairment
impairment
noun
/ɪmˈpeəmənt/
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.
TOPICS Disability C2
Collocations
Impairment is used after these nouns:
hearing
speech
Impairment loss 減損損失