4/3/2025, 2:59:40 PM
Definition of Impacted
Impacted
im·pact·ed
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
directly and/or significantly affected by something, usually in an undesirable way;
e.g. After the cancellations, the people on the impacted flights were offered refunds.
(adjective)
firmly pressed into or wedged against something, especially in medical contexts;
e.g. The surgeon released the impacted nerves in the patient's back.
(verb)
had a direct and/or significant effect on something/someone;
e.g. Her decision impacted our progress and slowed us down.
(verb)
made forceful contact with something, or pressed firmly into something;
e.g. The ball impacted the fence and bent the wire out of shape. The heavy rocks impacted the soil and caused it to sink down.
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