impairments

noun

plural of impairment
as in disabilities
a condition in which a part of your body or mind is damaged and does not work well Her mother had a hearing impairment that had become worse with age.

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Recent Examples of impairments The review describes cognitive and behavioral consequences that can include impairments in working memory, decision making and emotional regulation. — Shahrzad Jalali, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Accessibility for those with mobility impairments Two of the villas—one Dune One-Bedroom Pool Villa and one Dune Two-Bedroom Pool Villa—are wheelchair accessible. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Residents took part alongside professional actors playing people with cognitive impairments. — Elissa Suh, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026 Non-motor symptoms include depression, anxiety, apathy, hallucinations, constipation, orthostatic hypotension, sleep disorders, loss of sense of smell, and cognitive impairments. — Deborah Day, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Those with visual impairments cannot read text in the usual way, and people with conditions such as dyslexia may find reading difficult or tiring. — William Jones, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Others included impairments in executive function (52%), language (41%) and attention (26%). — Varun Mehta, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Other differences abound, including how clubs treat impairments (write-downs) of player values and what figure is included as revenue in the respective calculations. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Dwyer advocates for a view of neurodiversity that has room for both social factors and individual impairments that may be addressed with treatment, as well as for the idea that neurodivergences can come with strengths. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2026
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  1. disabilities
  2. damages
  3. injuries
Noun
  • Also exposed was information about student disabilities and student eligibility status for federal programs, such as those available to help students from low-income families.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The new business is operated by Life Unlimited, a nonprofit organization that provides job skills training and housing to adults with disabilities in the KC area.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of disabilities
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  • Having presented what seemed to be a solid alibi, Archer won and was awarded £500,000 in damages.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Qualifying risks must involve more than $1 billion in damages or the deaths or serious injuries of over 50 people.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • Ten other people, ages 5 to 68, were also hit and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Police Capt.
    — Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • No injuries were reported as firefighters continued working to contain the blaze.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of injuries

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“Impairments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impairments. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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