# impacted

Pronunciation: say "im-PAK-tid" /ɪmˈpæktɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of impact. — simple past and past participle of impact
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of impact. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The merger impacted thousands of workers within a few months._
   - _Budget cuts impacted school programs throughout the district._

## Adjective

2. Marked or affected by a forceful collision or blow.
   - Simple: Hit or damaged by something that crashed into it.
   - _The impacted metal showed a clear dent where the rock had struck._
   - _Scientists studied the impacted soil around the meteorite crater._
3. Of a tooth, wedged in the jaw or under the gum so that it cannot emerge into its normal position.
   - Simple: Of a tooth, stuck under the gum or bone so it cannot come through properly.
   - _The surgeon removed an impacted molar that had grown sideways._
   - _Her lower wisdom teeth were impacted against the second molars._
4. Of a local district, having lost property tax revenue because of a federal presence, making it eligible for federal impact aid. *(US)*
   - Simple: Of a local district, losing tax money because of nearby federal land, so it can get special government help.
   - _Congress increased payments to impacted districts near large military bases._
   - _The impacted school system relied on federal aid to cover its annual budget._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/impacted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).