invalidism

invalidism: Ⅰ.

invalid [1] ► NOUN ▪ a person made weak or disabled by illness or injury.

► VERB (invalided, invaliding) (usu. be invalided) ▪ remove from active service in the armed forces because of injury or illness.

DERIVATIVES invalidism noun.

ORIGIN a special sense of INVALID(Cf. ↑invalidly), with a change of pronunciation.

Ⅱ.

invalid [2] ► ADJECTIVE 1) not legally recognized because contravening a regulation or law. 2) not true because based on incorrect information or unsound reasoning.

DERIVATIVES invalidate verb invalidation noun invalidly adverb.

ORIGIN Latin invalidus 'not strong' .

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Synonyms:

Invalidism — In va*lid*ism, n. The condition of an invalid; sickness; infirmity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
invalidism — index disease Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
invalidism — [in′və lid iz΄əm] n. the state of being an invalid; chronic ill health or disability … English World dictionary
invalidism — noun Date: 1794 a chronic condition of being an invalid … New Collegiate Dictionary
invalidism — /in veuh li diz euhm/, n. prolonged ill health. [1785 95; INVALID1 + ISM] * * * … Universalium
invalidism — noun The condition of an invalid; sickness; infirmity … Wiktionary
invalidism — The condition of being an invalid. * * * in·va·lid·ism in və ləd .iz əm n a chronic condition of being an invalid … Medical dictionary
invalidism — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. feebleness, infirmity, sickness; see illness 1 , weakness 1 … English dictionary for students
invalidism — inÂ·vaÂ·lidÂ·ism || ÉªnvÉ™lÉªdÉªzÉ™m n. disability, handicap, lengthy illness … English contemporary dictionary
invalidism — n. Feebleness, infirmity, illness, sickness, valetudinarianism … New dictionary of synonyms

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