disabled Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
    handicapped.
    • technology to help the elderly and the disabled
  2. verb make unable to perform a certain action
    disenable; disable; incapacitate.
    • disable this command on your computer
  3. verb injure permanently
    handicap; disable; incapacitate; invalid.
    • He was disabled in a car accident
  4. adjective satellite incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness
    handicapped.

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