impairment   (Sound)

The noun impairment has 5 senses

• damage, harm, impairment -- (the occurrence of a change for the worse)


• deterioration, impairment -- (a symptom of reduced quality or strength)


• disability, disablement, handicap, impairment -- (the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment")


• impairment -- (damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality)


• stultification, constipation, impairment, deadening -- (the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine))