Impair
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

MAR
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

4 letters

HURT
The act of damaging something or someone

MAIM
Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"

HARM
The act of damaging something or someone

5 letters

SPOIL
Treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

CRACK
The act of cracking something

UNFIT
Not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"

LOWER
The lower of two berths

TOTAL
Complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

6 letters

GOOFUP

DEADEN
Make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

HINDER
Put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"

RAVAGE
(usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"

REDUCE
Take off weight

WEAKEN
Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"

INJURE
Cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"

DAMAGE
Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

7 letters

VITIATE
Make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"

DISABLE
Injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"

WRECKUP

SHATTER
Cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"

POLLUTE
Make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

CRIPPLE
Someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back

8 letters

WEARAWAY
Become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

ENFEEBLE
Make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

DEMOLISH
Humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"

HANDICAP
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

DEFLOWER
Make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"

9 letters

UNDERMINE
Hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"

PREJUDICE
A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

10 letters

INVALIDATE
Make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets"

DEBILITATE
Make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

12 letters

LOSESTRENGTH