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disabled en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • [dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd] (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Old French ablebor. Middle English able English able English disable English -ed English disabled From disable + -ed.

Meanings

  1. 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. 1911 March, “From Brittania Lodge, No. 361”, in Railway Carmen's Journal, volume 16, number 3, page 129:
  2. Having a disability.
  3. Legally disqualified.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more disabled Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most disabled Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

abled · enabled

Deriveds

intellectually disabled (Compound words) · neurodisabled · disabledness · disabled sport (Expressions) · undisabled · learning-disabled (Compound words) · print-disabled (Compound words) · predisabled · semidisabled · nondisabled · disabled access (Expressions) · disabled list (Expressions) · multidisabled · antidisabled

Synonyms

invalid · lame (offensive when used of a person) · incapacitated · indisposed

Translations (112)

da ubrugelig (made incapable of use or action) · es discapacitado (having a disability) · sv handikappad (having a disability) · ca minusvàlid (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · sv funktionshindrad (having a disability) · sv invalid (having a disability) · it disabilitato (made incapable of use or action) · sv avaktiverad (made incapable of use or action) · mi hauā (having a disability) · eo labornekapabla (having a disability) · ga faoi mhíchumas (having a disability) · mk хендикепирано лице (having a disability) · ur مَعْذُور (having a disability) · de behindert (having a disability) · uk неповноспра́вний (having a disability) · fi käyttökelvoton (made incapable of use or action) · fr invalide (having a disability) · cmn 殘疾的 /残疾的 (having a disability) · he מנוטרל (having a disability) · pl wyłączony (made incapable of use or action) · bg инвалиден (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · ru инвали́дный (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · da ukampdygtig (made incapable of use or action) · is örorku- (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · ka ინვალიდი (having a disability) · he נָכֶה (having a disability) · hu akadálymentes (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · pt inválido (having a disability) · fi vammainen (having a disability) · ka შეზღუდული შესაძლებლობების მქონე პირი (having a disability) · da handicappet (having a disability) · cs invalidní (having a disability) · ca minusvàlid (having a disability) · nl mindervalide (having a disability) · fi toimintakyvytön (made incapable of use or action) · eo labormaltaŭga (having a disability) · is fatlaður (having a disability) · sv deaktiverad (made incapable of use or action) · ga inrochtana (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · it disabile (having a disability) · th พิการ (having a disability) · ru отклю́ченный (made incapable of use or action) · hi अपाहिज (having a disability) · hu mozgássérült- (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · fi toimintarajoitteinen (having a disability) · nl invalide (having a disability) · hi विकलांग (having a disability) · hy հաշմանդամ (having a disability) · nb ufør (having a disability) · ca discapacitat (having a disability) · no bevegelseshemmet (made incapable of use or action) · ur مَعْذُور (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · fr handicapée (having a disability) · fr infirme (having a disability) · la debilis (having a disability) · nb funksjonshemmet (having a disability) · nl uitgeschakeld (made incapable of use or action) · fi vammaisten (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · ru деактиви́рованный (made incapable of use or action) · ro dezactivat (made incapable of use or action) · pl niepełnosprawny (having a disability) · fi vammais- (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · kk мүгедек (having a disability) · is fyrir fatlaða (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · bg недъгав (having a disability) · ia dishabile (having a disability) · hu mozgássérült (having a disability) · ca invàlid (made incapable of use or action) · es minusválido (having a disability) · ar مُعَوَّق (having a disability) · es para discapacitados (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · pt desabilitado (made incapable of use or action) · cs postižený (having a disability) · nl gehandicapt (having a disability) · tr çolak (having a disability) · nl gehandicapten- (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · hu fogyatékkal élő (having a disability) · my ဒုက္ခိတ (having a disability) · fr handicapé (having a disability) · el ανάπηρος (having a disability) · mk инвали́д (having a disability) · da handicap- (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · de behinderten- (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · eo malkapabla (having a disability) · pt deficiente (having a disability) · bg изключен (made incapable of use or action) · fa معلول (having a disability) · ru инвали́д (having a disability) · pl zdezaktywowany (made incapable of use or action) · ga díchumasaithe (made incapable of use or action) · hu mozgáskorlátozott (having a disability) · uk інвалі́дний (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · hu üzemképtelen (made incapable of use or action) · fi pätemätön (legally disqualified) · is fötlunar- (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · sv avstängd (made incapable of use or action) · pt desativado (made incapable of use or action) · hu fogyatékos (having a disability) · ru нетрудоспосо́бный (having a disability) · tr sakat (having a disability) · nn ufør (having a disability) · de gesperrt (made incapable of use or action) · fi invalidi (having a disability) · hu rokkant (having a disability) · eo invalida (having a disability) · eo handikapita (having a disability) · it per i disabili (for the use of people with physical disabilities) · de deaktiviert (made incapable of use or action) · ru неработоспосо́бный (having a disability) · nl onklaar (made incapable of use or action) · no bevegelseshemmet (having a disability) · bg инвалиден (having a disability)

disabled en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • [dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd] (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Old French ablebor. Middle English able English able English disable English -ed English disabled From disable + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (nonstandard) One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
disableds Number=Plur lexicographic
disabled Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (41)

ga duine faoi mhíchumas (disabled one) · nl gehandicapten (the disabled collectively) · it disabili (the disabled collectively) · ru инвали́дка (disabled one) · ko 장애인 (the disabled collectively) · pl inwalida (disabled one) · de Mensch mit Behinderung (disabled one) · nl persoon met een beperking (d) (disabled one) · ja 障害者 (the disabled collectively) · es minusválido (disabled one) · ru инвали́д (disabled one) · hi अपाहज (disabled one) · uk інвалі́дка (disabled one) · it disabile (disabled one) · is öryrki (disabled one) · ru инвали́ды (the disabled collectively) · fi invalidit (the disabled collectively) · uk інвалі́д (disabled one) · ja 障害者 (disabled one) · da handicappet (disabled one) · cmn 傷殘人 /伤残人 (disabled one) · nb (de) uføre (the disabled collectively) · fi vammaiset (the disabled collectively) · da handicappede (the disabled collectively) · fi invalidi (disabled one) · fi vammainen (disabled one) · bg инвали́д (disabled one) · ja 身障者 (disabled one) · pl inwalidka (disabled one) · be інвалі́д (disabled one) · be інвалі́дка (disabled one) · nl gehandicapte (disabled one) · so naafo (the disabled collectively) · de der/die Behinderte (disabled one) · ko 장애인 (disabled one) · cmn 殘疾人士 /残疾人士 (disabled one) · nn (dei) uføre (the disabled collectively) · apw baa dahgoz’áni (disabled one) · es discapacitado (disabled one) · nl invaliden (the disabled collectively) · yi אינוואַליד (disabled one)

disabled en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  • [dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd] (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Old French ablebor. Middle English able English able English disable English -ed English disabled From disable + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of disable
    form of disable