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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