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Injury vs Impaired - What's the difference?

injury | impaired |

As nouns the difference between injury and impaired

is that injury is damage to the body of a human or animal while impaired is a criminal charge for impaired driving.

As verbs the difference between injury and impaired

is that injury is to wrong, to injure while impaired is past tense of impair.

As an adjective impaired is

rendered less effective.

injury

English

(wikipedia injury)

Alternative forms

* enjury

Noun

(injuries)
  • damage to the body of a human or animal
    • The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.
  • violation of a person, their character, feelings, rights, property, or interests
    • Slander is an injury to the character.
  • (archaic) injustice

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * injure * injurious

    See also

    * harm * hurt * damage * loss * mischief * impairment * detriment * wrong * evil * injustice

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To wrong, to injure.
  • *, II.12:
    • The best of us doth not so much feare to wrong him, as he doth to injurie his neighbour, his kinsman, or his master.

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    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 .