adj
Meaning 1
Having a handicap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: sometimes considered offensive
Examples
- handicapped person
- handicapped man
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
handicapped
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈhændikæpt/
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CMU ARPABET: HH AE1 N D IY0 K AE2 P T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Limited by an impediment of some kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A disabled person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of handicap
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disabled
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- technology to help the elderly and the disabled
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disabled
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: people
Narrower terms: the halt
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: əlil — having a handicap
- Catalan: disminuït — having a handicap
- Catalan: minusvàlid — having a handicap
- Chinese Mandarin: 殘疾人 /残疾人 (cánjírén) — having a handicap
- Chinese Mandarin: 殘疾 /残疾 (cánjí) — having a handicap
- Dutch: gehandicapt — having a handicap
- Dutch: behinderd — having a handicap
- Dutch: invalide — having a handicap
- Dutch: andersvalide — having a handicap
- Dutch: mindervalide — having a handicap
- Dutch: gebrekkig — having a handicap
- Dutch: beperkt — having a handicap
- Finnish: vammainen — having a handicap
- Finnish: vajaakykyinen — having a handicap
- French: handicapé — having a handicap
- German: behindert — having a handicap
- Greek: ανάπηρος (anápiros) — having a handicap
- Hebrew: נכה (nakhe) — having a handicap
- Hindi: विकलांगता (viklāṅgtā) — having a handicap
- Hungarian: fogyatékos — having a handicap
- Italian: handicappato — having a handicap
- Japanese: 障害者 (shōgaisha) — having a handicap
- Korean: 불리한 (bullihan) — having a handicap
- Latin: mancus — having a handicap
- Latin: claudus — having a handicap
- Malay: kurang upaya — having a handicap
- Māori: hauā — having a handicap
- Norwegian Bokmål: funksjonshemmet — having a handicap
- Plautdietsch: behindat — having a handicap
- Polish: niepełnosprawny — having a handicap
- Portuguese: deficiente — having a handicap
- Russian: инвали́д (invalíd) — having a handicap
- Serbo-Croatian: хендикепиран — having a handicap
- Serbo-Croatian: hendikepiran — having a handicap
- Sicilian: cappatu — having a handicap
- Spanish: minusválido — having a handicap
- Spanish: discapacitado — having a handicap
- Telugu: అవిటి (aviṭi) — having a handicap
- Turkish: engelli — having a handicap
- Turkish: özürlü — having a handicap
- Māori: pūheki — Limited by an impediment of some kind
- Māori: pūwheki — Limited by an impediment of some kind
- Swedish: handikappad — Limited by an impediment of some kind
- Swedish: funktionsnedsatt — Limited by an impediment of some kind
- Swedish: funktionshindrad — Limited by an impediment of some kind
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