Standard Lemma guide

incapacitated

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past of incapacitate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

lacking in or deprived of strength or power

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • lying ill and helpless
  • helpless with laughter

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: helpless

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неработоспособен (nerabotosposoben) — rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action
  • Chinese Mandarin: 喪失行為能力的 /丧失行为能力的 (sàngshī xíngwéi nénglì de) — rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action
  • Finnish: toimintakyvytön — rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action
  • Finnish: työkyvytön — rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action
  • Finnish: estynyt — rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action
  • Finnish: toimintakykynsä menettänyt — rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action
  • Hungarian: cselekvőképtelen — rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action
  • Hungarian: cselekvésképtelen — rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action
  • Hungarian: munkaképtelen — rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action
  • Polish: ubezwłasnowolniony — rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action
  • Spanish: incapacitado — rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action
Real reading context

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