verb + impact : achieve, create, have, make; assess, consider, examine
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adjective + impact : full, initial
verb + impact : absorb, cushion, lessen, soften; feel VERB 3
impact + noun : community, economy, market
impact + adverb : adversely, negatively, severely, significantly SYNONYMS impact NOUN 1
effect: Parents worry about the effect of music on their adolescent's behavior.
influence: Van Gogh had a major influence on the development of modern painting.
consequence: An economic crisis may have tremendous consequences for our global security.
repercussions: It was an effort which was to have painful repercussions.
im|pair / I mpeə r / (impairs , impairing , impaired ) VERB If something impairs something such as an ability or the way something works, it damages it or makes it worse. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] Consumption of alcohol impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery. ● im|paired ADJ □ The blast left him with permanently impaired hearing.
-impaired /- I mpeə r d/ COMB You use -impaired in adjectives where you are describing someone with a particular disability. For example, someone who is hearing-impaired has a disability affecting their hearing, and someone who is visually-impaired has a disability affecting their sight. □ More than 1 in 20 of the population is hearing-impaired to some extent. ● N‑PLURAL The hearing-impaired or the visually-impaired are people with disabilities affecting their hearing or sight. This use could cause offence. □ …giving a voice to the speech-impaired.
im|pair|ment / I mpeə r mənt/ (impairments ) N‑VAR If someone has an impairment , they have a condition which prevents their eyes, ears, or brain from working properly. □ He has a visual impairment in the right eye.
im|pale / I mpe I l/ (impales , impaling , impaled ) VERB To impale something on a pointed object means to cause the point to go into it or through it. □ [V n + on ] Researchers observed one bird impale a rodent on a cactus. [Also V n]
im|part / I mpɑː r t/ (imparts , imparting , imparted )
1 VERB If you impart information to people, you tell it to them. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] The ability to impart knowledge is the essential qualification for teachers. □ [V n + to ] I am about to impart knowledge to you that you will never forget.
2 VERB To impart a particular quality to something means to give it that quality. [FORMAL ] □ [V n + to ] She managed to impart great elegance to the unpretentious dress she was wearing.
im|par|tial / I mpɑː r ʃ ə l/ ADJ Someone who is impartial is not directly involved in a particular situation, and is therefore able to give a fair opinion or decision about it. □ Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils. ● im|par|tial|ity / I mpɑː r ʃiæ l I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT □ …a justice system lacking impartiality by democratic standards. ● im|par|tial|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ He has vowed to oversee the elections impartially.
im|pass|able / I mpɑː səb ə l, -pæ s-/ ADJ If a road, path, or route is impassable , it is impossible to travel over because it is blocked or in bad condition.
im|passe /æ mpæs, I m-/ N‑SING If people are in a difficult position in which it is impossible to make any progress, you can refer to the situation as an impasse . □ The company says it has reached an impasse in negotiations with the union.
im|pas|sioned / I mpæ ʃ ə nd/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] An impassioned speech or piece of writing is one in which someone expresses their strong feelings about an issue in a forceful way. [JOURNALISM , WRITTEN ] □ He made an impassioned appeal for peace.
im|pas|sive / I mpæ s I v/ ADJ If someone is impassive or their face is impassive , they are not showing any emotion. [WRITTEN ] □ He searched Hill's impassive face for some indication that he understood. ● im|pas|sive|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ The lawyer looked impassively at him and said nothing.
im|pa|tient / I mpe I ʃ ə nt/
1 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you are impatient , you are annoyed because you have to wait too long for something. □ [+ at ] The big clubs are becoming increasingly impatient at the rate of progress. ● im|pa|tient|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ People have been waiting impatiently for a chance to improve the situation. ● im|pa|tience / I mpe I ʃ ə ns/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ with ] There is considerable impatience with the slow pace of political change.
2 ADJ If you are impatient , you are easily irritated by things. □ [+ with ] Beware of being too impatient with others. ● im|pa|tient|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ 'Come on, David,' Harry said impatiently. ● im|pa|tience N‑UNCOUNT □ There was a hint of impatience in his tone.
3 ADJ [v-link ADJ , ADJ to-inf] If you are impatient to do something or impatient for something to happen, you are eager to do it or for it to happen and do not want to wait. □ He was impatient to get home. [Also + for ] ● im|pa|tience N‑UNCOUNT [N to-inf] □ She showed impatience to continue the climb. [Also + for ]
im|peach / I mpiː tʃ/ (impeaches , impeaching , impeached ) VERB If a court or a group in authority impeaches a president or other senior official, it charges them with committing a crime which makes them unfit for office. □ [V n] …an opposition move to impeach the President.