impair

Senso (Inglese)

Verb

1. (transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
2. (archaic, intransitive) To grow worse; to deteriorate.

Adj

Not fit or appropriate; unsuitable.

Noun

1. (obsolete) The act of impairing or deteriorating.
2. (obsolete) The fact of being impaired or having grown worse.
3. (obsolete) An impairment or deterioration.

Concetti

danneggiare

indebolire

logorare

rovinare

viziare

alterare

attutire

guastare

incrinare

intaccare

peggiorare

pregiudicare

sciupare

snervare

cambiare

sconciare

debilitare

sinonimi

damage

spoil

weaken

harm

vitiate

ruin

deteriorate

injure

debilitate

mar

disrupt

hurt

destroy

deflower

diminish

undermine

emaciated

soften

attenuate

enervate

blight

break

worsen

deface

dilapidate

disable

disfigure

mutilate

waste

damp

downcast

shatter

impairment

injury

kill

🔪🩸👤

lesion

lessen

maltreat

mischief

odd

odd number

rapture

rift

shake

🫨

sully

take away

unbrace

undo

uneven

vandalize

Traduzioni

beeinträchtigen

détériorer

beschädigen

beschadigen

schädigen

deteriorar

estropear

deteriorar

altérer

schaden

abîmer

dañar

verderben

affaiblir

verletzen

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɪmˈpɛə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: impairen

In summary

From Middle English impairen, empeiren, from Old French empeirier, from Early Medieval Latin impeiōrāre, from in- + Late Latin peiōrāre (“worsen”), from peiōrem (“worse”), comparative of malus (“bad”).