disabled
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [dɪsˈeɪbəɫd]
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Adjective
disabled (comparative more disabled, superlative most disabled)
- Made incapable of use or action.
- 1911 March, “From Brittania Lodge, No. 361”, in Railway Carmen's Journal, volume 16, number 3, page 129:
- In the car department we would repair cars that were disabled and placed in bad order by a bunch of scalies taking the place of striking switchmen, engineers, Firemen, etc.
- Having a disability.
- (law) Legally disqualified.
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Translations
made incapable of use or action
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having a disability
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for the use of people with physical disabilities
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Noun
disabled (plural disabled or disableds)
- (nonstandard) One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)
Translations
disabled one
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the disabled collectively
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