impair

impair is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, adjective, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make worse; to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or strength; to deteriorate; as, to impair health, character, the mind, value. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To make worse; to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or strength; to deteriorate; as, to impair health, character, the mind, value.
2. transitive verb. To grow worse; to deteriorate.
3. adjective. Not fit or appropriate.
4. noun. Diminution; injury.
5. verb. make worse or less effective

   "His vision was impaired"

6. verb. make imperfect

   "nothing marred her beauty"

   Synonyms: deflower, mar, spoil, vitiate

Synonyms

deflower, mar, spoil, vitiate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in impair:

pamiri

Common word forms

impairs, impaired, impairer, impairing, impairable, impairment

Words from these letters

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