English terms dictionary. 2015.
disabled — Ⅰ. disabled UK US /dɪˈseɪbld/ adjective ► not having one or more of the physical or mental abilities that most people have: »disabled customers. »Many meat packing workers say the work is so physically hard that they become disabled after only a… … Financial and business terms
disabled — adj: having a disability Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. disabled I (deprived of leg … Law dictionary
disabled — [dis ābəld] adj. 1. not in proper working order; out of commission [a disabled ship] 2. having a physical or mental disability the disabled those who are physically or mentally disabled; the handicapped … English World dictionary
disabled — adj. 1. injured so as to be unable to function; as, disabled veterans. Syn: hors de combat, out of action. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. unable to function at normal capacity. Syn: handicapped, incapacitated. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disabled — incapacitated, 1630s, pp. adj. from DISABLE (Cf. disable). Earlier it meant legally disqualified (mid 15c.) … Etymology dictionary
disabled — [adj] incapacitated broken down, confined, decrepit, disarmed, hamstrung*, handicapped, helpless, hurt, incapable, infirm, laid up, lame, maimed, out of action*, outof commission*, paralyzed, powerless, rundown, sidelined, stalled, weakened, worn … New thesaurus
disabled — dis|a|bled W3 [dısˈeıbəld] adj 1.) someone who is disabled cannot use a part of their body properly, or cannot learn easily →↑handicapped ▪ a support group for parents of disabled children ▪ a severely disabled polio patient physically/mentally… … Dictionary of contemporary English
disabled — 01. Many of the buses in town now have special features to make them accessible to [disabled] passengers. 02. By going around the world in his wheelchair, Canadian hero Rick Hansen was able to show the world that people with a physical… … Grammatical examples in English
disabled */*/ — UK [dɪsˈeɪb(ə)ld] / US [dɪˈseɪb(ə)ld] adjective Words that avoid giving offence: disabled: Use disabled to describe someone who has a permanent condition, especially a physical one, that limits their activities in some way – for example, a… … English dictionary
disabled — adj., n. learning; physically disabled (learning disabled children; help for the learning disabled) * * * [dɪs eɪbld] physically disabled (learning disabled children; help for the learning disabled) learning … Combinatory dictionary
