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Disability
/dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/
State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like.
📖 Definitions of "Disability"
- 1
State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like.
- 2
A mental condition causing a difficulty with an intellectual task.
"Dyscalculia is math disability."
- 3
Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency.
- 4
Regular payments received by a disabled person, usually from the state
"Did you get your disability this month?"
🔄 Synonyms of "Disability"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| impairmentnoun | A disability or handicap. |
| handicapnoun | Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders. |
| disablementnoun | (formal) The action of disabling or the state of being disabled. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Disability"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| disablementnoun | (formal) The action of disabling or the state of being disabled. |
| impairmentnoun | A disability or handicap. |
| handicapnoun | Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders. |
| handicappednoun | (India) A disabled person. |
| incapacitationnoun | The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification. |
| disablednoun | Having a disability. |
| impairednoun | A criminal charge for driving a vehicle while impaired. |
| infirmitynoun | feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age. |
| debilitynoun | A state of physical or mental weakness. |
| weaknessnoun | (uncountable) The condition of being weak. |
| morbiditynoun | (medicine) The incidence of a disease, as a rate of a population which is affected. |
| disordernoun | Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner. |
| damagenoun | Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact. |
| maimingnoun | The act by which somebody is maimed. |
| impotentnoun | A man who has erectile dysfunction |
| mutilationnoun | The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated. |
| afflictionnoun | A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony. |
| injurynoun | Damage to the body of a living thing. |
| shortagenoun | A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount. |
| defectnoun | A fault or malfunction. |
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