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disabled definition

dis·abled (-bəld)

adjective

  1. not in proper working order; out of commission a disabled ship
  2. having a physical or mental disability
disabled Idioms

the disabled

those who are physically or mentally disabled; the handicapped

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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disabled Synonyms

disabled

modif.

handicapped, incapacitated, crippled, physically challenged, impaired, injured, maimed, hamstrung, wounded, mangled, lame, mutilated, silenced, run-down, worn-out, useless, wrecked, stalled, bedridden, weakened, helpless; confined to one's bed, confined to one's home, confined to a hospital, confined to a nursing home, etc.; impotent, castrated, halting, limping, hobbling, palsied, superannuated, paralyzed, paraplegic, quadriplegic, brain damaged, senile, decrepit, on one's back*, laid up*, done for*, done in*, cracked up*, banged up*, broken down*, out of action*, counted out*; see also hurt, useless 1, weakened.

Antonyms able-bodied, healthy*, strong.


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disabled Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

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Modifies a noun

  • people: The majority of working age disabled people become disabled at some point during their adult life.

Modifying Another Word

  • severely: Big silence on the big freeze Labor's failure to introduce winter fuel payments for severely disabled adults has been a blow to many.

Infinitive complement

  • prevent: N.B. At the author's request some features of Acrobat may have been disabled to prevent breaches of copyright.

Used with adjective complement

  • register: If the applicant is registered disabled, the application fee will be wavered.

Preposition: from

  • disease: The campaign has significant potential to dramatically reduce the number of women dying and becoming disabled from heart disease and stroke.
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disabled quotes

We are the trade union for pensioners and children; the tradeunionfor the disabledand thesick; thetradeunion for the nation as a whole.

-Hearst,William Randolph

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