Impairment
Pronunciation : Im*pair"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. enpeirement, OF. empirement.]
Definition : Defn: The state of being impaired; injury. "The impairment of my health." Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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