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Impaired vs Enervated - What's the difference?

impaired | enervated |

As adjectives the difference between impaired and enervated

is that impaired is rendered less effective while enervated is weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality.

As verbs the difference between impaired and enervated

is that impaired is (impair) while enervated is (enervate).

As a noun impaired

is a criminal charge for impaired driving.

impaired

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Rendered less effective
    • His impaired driving skill due to alcohol caused the accident.
  • inebriated, drunk.

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "impaired" is often applied: vision, hearing, mobility, healing, fertility, health, judgment, cognition, consciousness, memory, concentration, function, performance, ability, capacity, person, child, adult. * Adverbs often applied to "impaired": visually, physically, mentally, emotionally, cognitively.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (impair)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A criminal charge for impaired driving.
    • The cop gave me an impaired .

    enervated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (enervate)

    • Anagrams

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