adj
Meaning 1
Made incapable of use or action.
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adj
Made incapable of use or action.
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adj
Having a disability.
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adj
Legally disqualified.
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Topics: law
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noun
One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)
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Usage: nonstandard
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verb
simple past and past participle of disable
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Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: handicapped
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noun
people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
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Synonyms: handicapped
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Broader terms: people
Narrower terms: the halt
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *gheh1bh- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *ghh1bhéh1yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Old French ablebor. Middle English able English able English disable English -ed English disabled From disable + -ed.
Across languages
153 source translations are retained for this English entry.