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disabled

adjective
dis·​abled | \ dis-ˈā-bəld How to pronounce disabled (audio) , diz-ˈā-\

Definition of disabled

1a : impaired or limited by a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition : affected by disability Decades of government policy and a Supreme Court decision … have established that public services for all disabled people must be provided in the least restrictive and most integrated environment possible.— Sallie Tisdale For disabled travelers—or anyone nursing an injury—successful trips require planning. … Rugged or remote areas may require some give and take on your part, including physical assistance or workarounds.— Linda Burbank … 4,000 disabled athletes from 125 nations competing in 18 sports.— John Shaw
b : incapacitated by illness or injury … 17.4% of all match-ending injuries, were attributable to OT (orthopedic trauma). Two such stoppages involved multiple roundhouse kicks directed at the lateral aspect of the knee. The disabled competitors were unable to continue because of marked pain with weight bearing.— George J. Buse and Robert M. Wood
2 of a device or mechanism : rendered inoperative (as by being damaged or deliberately altered) a disabled alarm They would have pulled out but they were waiting on the Iraqi police to finish their report and there was the issue of the disabled fuel truck …— David Abrams
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Examples of disabled in a Sentence

The organization is working to protect the rights of disabled veterans. the disabled man was unable to climb the stairs without help

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 Back then, the injured list was called the disabled list, or DL. — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders’ Antonio Brown and NFL reach agreement on tinfoil helmet," 10 Aug. 2019 The Angels activated lefthander Andrew Heaney off the disabled list to make the start and optioned righthander Jaime Barria to Triple A Salt Lake City. — Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, "Steve Pearce’s return still a ways off," 10 Aug. 2019 No other details regarding the stage of her cancer or further treatment were released, but Pressley has been placed on the club's disabled list temporarily. — Emily Caron, SI.com, "Orlando Pride Defender Toni Pressley Diagnosed With Breast Cancer," 7 Aug. 2019 With Alex Dickerson on the disabled list with an oblique strain, Duggar gives the Giants another left-handed bat and a strong defender with the speed to play both center and right field. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Roles starting to shift for Giants as dust settles following the trade deadline," 2 Aug. 2019 Her disabled brothers were mocked openly in the street. — Washington Post, "Yazidi women raped as ISIS slaves face brutal homecoming choice: Give up their child or stay away," 30 July 2019 There would also be exemptions for seniors 65 and older and disabled residents receiving supplemental-security income. — Andrew J. Campa, Burbank Leader, "Public can weigh in on Burbank Unified’s latest bid to put parcel tax before voters," 30 July 2019 The shop's Facebook page has been temporarily disabled and reviews on its Yelp page suspended because of the media attention and the ensuing hateful comments. — NBC News, "Escaped calf killed behind Connecticut Home Depot sparks outrage," 30 July 2019 Douglas-Jacques, 42, parked his 18-wheeler in front of the disabled white SUV and was trying to attach a chain to move it out of the way when a black Toyota Tundra hit the back of SUV, Reyna said. — Dallas News, "Good Samaritan killed in crash on I-30 west of downtown Dallas," 29 July 2019

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First Known Use of disabled

1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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disabled

adjective
dis·​abled | \ dis-ˈā-bəld\

Kids Definition of disabled

: not having the ability to do certain mental or physical tasks (as because of illness, injury, or a condition present at birth) that a person is typically capable of doing

disabled

adjective
dis·​abled

Medical Definition of disabled

1 : impaired or limited by a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition : affected by disability
2 : incapacitated by illness, injury, or wounds

disabled

adjective

Legal Definition of disabled

: having a disability

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