Disability - English meaning

ˌdɪs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti

Disability – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.
Usage examples:
Children with severe physical disabilities
Synonims:
DisorderConditionDysfunctionAfflictionAilmentComplaintIllnessMaladyDiseaseDisablementIncapacityInfirmitySpecial needsLearning difficultiesLearning disabilityHandicapAbnormalit
noun
A disadvantage or handicap, especially one imposed or recognized by the law.
Usage examples:
The plaintiff was under a disability

noun
A physical or mental condition that makes someone unable to act in a way that is considered usual for most people
Usage examples:
[ c ] the law bars discrimination against those with disabilities., [ u ] the regulations apply to …

noun
An illness, injury, or medical condition that makes it difficult for someone to do the things that other people do
Usage examples:
All service providers need to think about how they cater for customers with disabilities., if the i…

noun
An illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult for someone to do some things that other people do, and that is usually permanent or lasts for a long time
Usage examples:
A physical/learning disability, she is deaf, but refuses to let her disability prevent her from doi…

noun
Payments given by the government to help someone because they have an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult for them to work
Usage examples:
On disability i am on disability with four children so i have to spend as little as possible., he c…

Disability translation into English

Disability: translate from English into Chinese

失能

Disability: translate from English into Dutch

Onbekwaamheid, Onvermogen, Onbevoegdheid, Diskwalificatie

Disability: translate from English into French

Invalidité, Incapacité, Infirmité

Disability: translate from English into German

Behinderung, Invalidität, Arbeitsunfähigkeit, Unvermögen

Disability: translate from English into Hindi

विकलांगता, अक्षमता, अपंगता, अशक्तता, असमर्थता, अपात्रता, निर्बलता, अपाहज होना, पंगु होना, अयोग्यता

Disability: translate from English into Italian

Disabilità, Invalidità, Incapacità

Disability: translate from English into Korean

무능, 불리한 조건

Disability: translate from English into Russian

Инвалидность, Неспособность, Нетрудоспособность, Бессилие, Неправоспособность, Неплатежеспособность

Disability: translate from English into Spanish

Discapacidad, Incapacidad, Invalidez, Impedimento, Minusvalidez, Descapacidad, Impotencia

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Disability – similar words

disabled

dɪˈseɪ.bəld

adjective
(of a person) having a physical or mental condition that limits their movements, senses, or activities.
Usage examples:
Facilities for disabled people

verb
(of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities.
Usage examples:
It's an injury that could disable somebody for life

adjective
Lacking one or more of the physical or mental abilities that most people have
Usage examples:
A disabled war veteran, us law requires that all public buildings be accessible to the disabled., t…

Disabled - all meanings in English

disable

dɪˈseɪ.bəl

verb
(of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities.
Usage examples:
It's an injury that could disable somebody for life

verb
To make something or someone unable to act in the correct or usual way
Usage examples:
Thieves disabled the museum’s alarm system.

verb
To turn off a part of a computer system, or stop it from working in the normal way
Usage examples:
To disable a program or device, right-click its listing under the appropriate category and choose '…

Disable - all meanings in English

Disability synonims

affliction

əˈflɪk.ʃən

noun
A cause of pain or harm.
Usage examples:
A crippling affliction of the nervous system

noun
Something that makes you suffer
Usage examples:
Malnutrition is one of the common afflictions of the poor.

Affliction - all meanings in English

ailment

ˈeɪl.mənt

noun
An illness, typically a minor one.
Usage examples:
The doctor diagnosed a common stomach ailment

noun
An illness or health problem
Usage examples:
A respiratory/stomach ailment

noun
An illness
Usage examples:
Treat minor ailments yourself.

Ailment - all meanings in English

complaint

kəmˈpleɪnt

noun
A statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.
Usage examples:
I intend to make an official complaint

noun
A statement that something is wrong or not satisfactory
Usage examples:
We've received a complaint from one of our listeners about offensive language., i've made a complai…

noun
An illness
Usage examples:
A heart/stomach complaint

Complaint - all meanings in English

condition

kənˈdɪʃ.ən

noun
The state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order.
Usage examples:
The wiring is in good condition

verb
Have a significant influence on or determine (the manner or outcome of something).
Usage examples:
National choices are conditioned by the international political economy

noun
The particular state that something or someone is in
Usage examples:
Mum's still got our pram - it's very old, but it's in perfect condition., they left the flat in a t…

Condition - all meanings in English

disease

dɪˈziːz

noun
A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
Usage examples:
Bacterial meningitis is quite a rare disease

noun
A condition of a person, animal, or plant in which its body or structure is harmed because an organ or part is unable to work as it usually does; an illness
Usage examples:
[ c ] mumps is an infectious disease., [ u ] he suffers from heart disease., [ u ] hundreds of thou…

noun
(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident
Usage examples:
A contagious/infectious disease, a common/rare/incurable/fatal disease, outbreak of disease they re…

Disease - all meanings in English

disorder

dɪˈsɔː.dər

noun
A state of confusion.
Usage examples:
The world 's currency markets were in disorder

verb
Disrupt the systematic functioning or neat arrangement of.
Usage examples:
They are disordering the political landscape

noun
A state in which objects or conditions are in no particular order; lack of system or planned organization
Usage examples:
The room was in such disorder that she couldn’t find anything., [ c ] a mental/physical disorder, […

Disorder - all meanings in English

dysfunction

dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən

noun
Abnormality or impairment in the operation of a specified bodily organ or system.
Usage examples:
Bowel dysfunction

noun
Failure to operate or work well
Usage examples:
Lab tests indicate he has some liver dysfunction., a dysfunctional family

noun
A problem or fault in a part of the body or a machine
Usage examples:
There appears to be a dysfunction in the patient's respiratory system.

Dysfunction - all meanings in English

handicap

ˈhæn.dɪ.kæp

noun
A circumstance that makes progress or success difficult.
Usage examples:
Not being able to drive was something of a handicap

verb
Act as an impediment to.
Usage examples:
Lack of funding has handicapped the development of research

noun
A physical or mental condition that makes ordinary activities more difficult than they are for other people
Usage examples:
His loss of hearing was a severe handicap., their lack of knowledge of computer programming was not…

Handicap - all meanings in English

illness

ˈɪl.nəs

noun
A disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind.
Usage examples:
He died after a long illness

noun
A condition in which the body or mind is harmed because an organ or part is unable to work as it usually does; a disease or sickness
Usage examples:
[ u ] mental illness, [ c ] he died at home after a long illness.

noun
A disease of the body or mind
Usage examples:
He died at home after a long illness.

Illness - all meanings in English

incapacity

ˌɪn.kəˈpæs.ə.ti

noun
Physical or mental inability to do something or to manage one's affairs.
Usage examples:
They can be sacked only for incapacity or misbehaviour

noun
The fact that you are unable to do something because you do not have the ability or you are too weak
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] the incapacity of the police to limit the rise in crime

Incapacity - all meanings in English

infirmity

ɪnˈfɜː.mə.ti

noun
Physical or mental weakness.
Usage examples:
Old age and infirmity come to men and women alike

noun
(a) physical or mental weakness

noun
Illness, especially for long periods or because of old age
Usage examples:
An advanced state of infirmity, she suffered from a long list of infirmities.

Infirmity - all meanings in English

malady

noun
A disease or ailment.
Usage examples:
An incurable malady

noun
A disease, or a problem in the way something works
Usage examples:
She’s suffering from a variety of maladies, including dizziness, weakness, and headaches.

Malady - all meanings in English

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