impacted

[im-pak-tid]

adjective

1. tightly or immovably wedged in.

2. Dentistry.,  noting a tooth so confined in its socket as to be incapable of normal eruption.

3. driven together; tightly packed.

4. densely populated or crowded; overcrowded.

   an impacted school district.

impacted

/ ɪmˈpæktɪd /

adjective

1. (of a tooth) unable to erupt, esp because of being wedged against another tooth below the gum

2. (of a fracture) having the jagged broken ends wedged into each other

Other Word Forms

• nonimpacted adjective
• unimpacted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of impacted¹

First recorded 1675–85; obsolete adjective impact (from Latin impāctus, past participle of impingere “to fasten, cause to collide, strike,” equivalent to im- “in” + pag-, variant stem of pangere “to drive in, plant firmly” + -tus past participle suffix) + -ed ²; im- ¹, impinge

Example Sentences

Americans generously opened their wallets to help the people impacted by the wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times

"Education has been disrupted, jobs lost and a school community disbanded. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with all those most impacted by this news," it added.

From BBC

It stressed that traffic "that does not traverse through the Middle East is not impacted".

From BBC

He added that in the impacted Tarseen area, which is made up of five villages, there is only one known survivor in the worst-hit village.

From BBC

I was really curious, was there was ever a pivotal moment in your career that really impacted the way that you approach music or approach creative pursuits?

From Los Angeles Times

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