disability
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disability
- /dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/
Rhymes with -ɪlɪti
Where it comes from
Circa 1570 disable + -ity.
noun disabilities
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A condition characterised by a significant limitation in a person's physical or intellectual powers or ability.
people with disabilities
Similar: handicap
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The state of having such a condition; the state of being disabled.
While physical and sensory disability is usually identified by asking a subject what he or she can or cannot do (with or without assistance), cognitive disability is assessed with a test such as a mental status questionnaire (MSQ).
Similar: disabledness, incapacity · Opposite: ability, able-bodiedness
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A limitation in function (the things that a person can do or achieve) that is driven by any combination of their impairments (the medical facts about them) and the imperfect state of society's inaccessibility that sometimes fails to accommodate their needs.
Similar: handicap
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An inability.
Grossest faults, or disabilities to perform what was covenanted.
Similar: impotence
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A lack of legal qualification to do something; legal incapacity or incompetency.
Similar: disqualification · Opposite: capacity, competency, qualification
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A duty to refrain from altering a person's legal relations; correlative of an immunity.
Similar: disqualification · Opposite: capacity, competency, qualification
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Regular payments received by a disabled person, usually from the state.
I had to go on disability after the accident.
Similar: disability benefits
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: disablement, impairment, handicap, handicapped, incapacitation, disabled, impaired, infirmity, debility, weakness, morbidity, disorder, damage, maiming, impotent, mutilation
Translations
Every language
noun legal incapacity or incompetency
| Español | incapacidad |
|---|---|
| Português | incompetência |
| Français | invalidité |
| Deutsch | Invalidität |
| Română | handicap |
| Русский | неправоспосо́бность nepravosposóbnostʹ |
noun state of being disabled
| 한국어 | 장애 jang'ae |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 障害 shōgai |
| 中文 | 殘廢 /残废 cánfèi, 殘疾 /残疾 cánjí, 殘障 /残障 cánzhàng |
| हिन्दी | विकलांगता viklāṅgtā, अक्षमता akṣamtā |
| Deutsch | Behinderung |
| Română | dizabilitate |
| Tiếng Việt | khuyết tật |
| עברית | מוגבלות, מֻגְבָּלוּת mugbalút, נָכוּת nakhút, לְקוּת l'kút |
noun regular payments received by a disabled person
| Français | pension d'invalidité |
|---|---|
| Русский | посо́бие по инвали́дности posóbije po invalídnosti |
Talk about this word "disability." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disability. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. disability. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disability "disability." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disability.Cite this
@misc{disability_2026,
title = {disability},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disability},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
