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Impaired vs Impede - What's the difference?

impaired | impede |

As verbs the difference between impaired and impede

is that impaired is (impair) while impede is to get in the way of; to hinder.

As an adjective impaired

is rendered less effective.

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 .

    impede

    English

    Verb

    (imped)
  • to get in the way of; to hinder

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * assist, help * expede (obsolete) * expedite

    Related terms

    * expede, expedite * impediment