Disabled
11disabled — 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 …
12disabled — [[t]dɪse͟ɪb(ə)ld[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is disabled has an illness, injury, or condition that tends to restrict the way that they can live their life, especially by making it difficult for them to move about. ...an insight into the practical …
13disabled*/ — [dɪsˈeɪb(ə)ld] adj 1) unable to use part of your body or brain normally 2) the disabled people who are disabled. Many people think this word is offensive and prefer to use the expression people with disabilities. • Words that avoid giving offence …
14Disabled — Disable Dis*a ble (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disabled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disabling}.] 1. To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent physical or intellectual power; to… …
15disabled — adjective (of a person) having a physical or mental disability. ↘designed for or relating to disabled people: disabled access. Usage The word disabled is the most generally accepted term in both British and US English today. It has superseded… …
16disabled — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ be born ▪ become ▪ leave sb ▪ The accident left him badly disabled. ADVERB …
17disabled — dis|a|bled [ dı seıbld ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is disabled is unable to use part of their body or brain properly because of injury or disease 2. ) the disabled people who are disabled. Some people consider this word offensive and prefer… …
18disabled — adjective 1) a disabled athlete Syn: handicapped, incapacitated; debilitated, infirm, out of action; crippled, lame, paralyzed, immobilized, bedridden, paraplegic, quadriplegic, in a wheelchair; euphemistic physically challenged, differently… …
19disabled — dis•a•bled [[t]dɪsˈeɪ bəld[/t]] usage: See cripple adj. 1) handicapped; incapacitated 2) off cvb the disabled, disabled persons collectively • Etymology: 1625–35 …
20disabled — /dis ay beuhld/, adj. 1. crippled; injured; incapacitated. n. 2. (used with a pl. v.) persons who are crippled, injured, or incapacitated (usually prec. by the): Ramps have been installed at the entrances to accommodate the disabled. [1625 35;… …
