Impact ˈɪmpækt Made Noun Positive/A Negative/An Adverse Significant/Major/Huge

• a positive/a negative/an adverse impact
• a significant/major/huge impact
• to have/make an impact
• to reduce/minimize the impact of something

impact

1. the powerful effect that something has on somebody/something
• SEE ALSO low-impact
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• a positive/a negative/an adverse impact
• a significant/major/huge impact
• to have/make an impact
• to reduce/minimize the impact of something
• the environmental impact of tourism
• the economic impact of leaving the European Union
• Her speech made a profound impact on everyone.
• She has had a lasting impact on the lives of many of her students.
• The project's impact on the environment should be minimal.
• The report assesses the impact of the disease on mortality and population growth.
• It is too early to notice any impact from the recent changes to the rules.
• an environmental impact assessment
• a victim impact statement

Extra Examples

• Businesses are beginning to feel the full impact of the recession.
• social support to cushion the impact of unemployment
• It is difficult to judge the potential impact of the changes on employment patterns.
• Architecturally, these churches reflected the impact of the Renaissance.
• Listening to the speech through an interpreter lessened its impact somewhat.
• The film lacks the visceral impact of her previous work.
• The initial impact of the reforms will be felt most keenly in primary schools.
• The severest human impact on the dolphins has been the loss of habitat.
• We are trying to minimize the impact of price rises on our customers.
• We'll show you how to dress for maximum impact at the all-important audition.
• You certainly made a big impact on Carter.
• a high-impact message aimed at changing people's attitudes
2. the act of one object hitting another; the force with which this happens
• craters made by meteorite impacts
• The impact of the blow knocked Jack off balance.
• A well-designed sports shoe should absorb the impact on the 28 bones in each foot.
• The bomb explodes on impact (= when it hits something).
• The car is fitted with side impact bars (= to protect it from a blow from the side).

Extra Examples

• Air bags are designed to soften the impact for crash victims.
• Impact occurred seconds after the pilot radioed for help.
• The front coach of the train took the full impact of the crash.

Word Origin

• early 17th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘press closely, fix firmly’): from Latin impact- ‘driven in’, from the verb impingere ‘drive something in or at’, from in- ‘into’ + pangere ‘fix, drive’.