disabled

adjectivenounverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom/[dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd]/

Made incapable of use or action.

adjective

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.
2
Having a disability.
3
Legally disqualified.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ 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.

noun

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

verb

1
Also a form of disablesimple past and past participle of disable

Forms

plural: disableds
comparative: more disabled
superlative: most disabled

DIS · Walt Disney Company.disability · A condition characterised by a significant limitation in a…disable · To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.

disabled · Made incapable of use or action.

disadvantage · A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.disagree · To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.disagreement · An argument or debate.

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