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disabled
- [dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd] UK
adjective more disabled · most disabled
- Made incapable of use or action. In the car department we would repair cars that were disabled and placed in bad order by a bunch of scalies taking the place of striking switchmen, engineers, Firemen, etc.
- Having a disability.
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Legally disqualified.
Similar: lame
Similar: incapacitated, indisposed, invalid · Opposite: abled, enabled
noun disabled · disableds
- One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)
verb
- simple past and past participle of disable
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: incapacitated, handicapped, unfit, injured, impaired, crippled, disability, desolate, weak, infirm, substandard, flawed, retarded, disadvantaged, poor, handicap
adjective
Similar: incapacitated, indisposed, invalid · Opposite: abled, enabled
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adj made incapable of use or action
| Português | desativado, desabilitado |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | gesperrt, deaktiviert |
| Italiano | disabilitato |
| Română | dezactivat |
| Русский | отклю́ченный otkljúčennyj, деактиви́рованный deaktivírovannyj |
adj for the use of people with physical disabilities
| Español | para discapacitados |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | behinderten- |
| Italiano | per i disabili |
| Русский | инвали́дный invalídnyj |
adj having a disability
| Español | discapacitado, minusválido |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 殘疾的 /残疾的 cánjí de |
| हिन्दी | विकलांग viklāṅg, अपाहिज apāhij |
| Português | deficiente, inválido |
| Français | handicapé, handicapée, infirme, invalide |
| Deutsch | behindert |
| Italiano | disabile |
| Ελληνικά | ανάπηρος anápiros |
| Русский | инвали́д invalíd, нетрудоспосо́бный netrudosposóbnyj, неработоспосо́бный nerabotosposóbnyj |
| العربية | مُعَوَّق muʕawwaq |
| עברית | נָכֶה naché, מנוטרל menutrál |
noun disabled one
| Español | minusválido, discapacitado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 장애인 jang'aein |
| 日本語 | 障害者 shōgaisha, 身障者 shinshōsha |
| 中文 | 傷殘人 /伤残人 shāngcánrén, 殘疾人士 /残疾人士 |
| हिन्दी | अपाहज apāhaj |
| Deutsch | Mensch mit Behinderung, der/die Behinderte |
| Italiano | disabile |
| Русский | инвали́д invalíd, инвали́дка invalídka |
Talk about this word "disabled." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disabled. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. disabled. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disabled "disabled." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disabled.Cite this
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