invalid

in·va·lid ¹

 (ĭn′və-lĭd)

n.

One who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or disability.

adj.

1. Incapacitated by illness or injury.

2. Of, relating to, or intended for invalids.

tr.v. in·va·lid·ed, in·va·lid·ing, in·va·lids

1. To incapacitate physically.

2. Chiefly British To release or exempt from duty because of ill health: "I was not quite sick enough to be invalided out, even though I was of no more use" (Mary Lee Settle).

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[From invalid (influenced by French invalide, sickly, infirm).]

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in·val·id ²

 (ĭn-văl′ĭd)

adj.

1. Not legally or factually valid; null: an invalid license.

2. Falsely based or reasoned; faulty: an invalid argument.

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[Latin invalidus, weak : in-, not; see in-¹ + validus, strong (from valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots).]

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in′va·lid′i·ty (-və-lĭd′ĭ-tē) n.

in·val′id·ly adv.

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invalid

(ˈɪnvəlɪd)

n

a. a person suffering from disablement or chronic ill health

b. (as modifier): an invalid chair.

adj

suffering from or disabled by injury, sickness, etc

vb (tr)

1. to cause to become an invalid; disable

2. (usually foll by out; often passive) chiefly Brit to require (a member of the armed forces) to retire from active service through wounds or illness

[C17: from Latin invalidus infirm, from in-¹ + validus strong]

ˌinvaˈlidity n

Usage: It is best to avoid using the term invalid when referring to people with chronic illnesses or disabilities

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invalid

(ɪnˈvælɪd)

adj

1. not valid; having no cogency or legal force

2. (Logic) logic (of an argument) having a conclusion that does not follow from the premises: it may be false when the premises are all true; not valid

[C16: from Medieval Latin invalidus without legal force; see invalid¹]

invalidity, inˈvalidness n

inˈvalidly adv

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in•va•lid¹

(ˈɪn və lɪd; Brit. -ˌlid)
n.

1. an infirm or sickly person, esp. one who is too sick or weak to care for himself or herself.

adj.

2. unable to care for oneself due to infirmity or disability.

3. of or for invalids.

v.t.

4. to make an invalid.

5. Chiefly Brit. to evacuate (military personnel) from a theater of operations because of injury or illness.

[1635–45; < French invalide < Latin invalidus weak; see in-³, valid]

in•val•id²

(ɪnˈvæl ɪd)

adj.

1. not valid; without force or foundation; indefensible.

2. deficient in substance or cogency; weak.

3. void or without legal force, as a contract.

[1625–35; < Medieval Latin invalidus, Latin: weak; see invalid¹]

in•val′id•ly, adv.

in•val′id•ness, n.

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invalid

Past participle: invalided
Gerund: invaliding

Imperative

invalid

invalid

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	invalid - someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury shut-in homebound - people who are confined to their homes diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
Verb	1.	invalid - force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen remove - remove from a position or an office
	2.	invalid - injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" handicap, incapacitate, disable injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to hock - disable by cutting the hock
Adj.	1.	invalid - having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license" illegitimate - of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful valid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"
	2.	invalid - no longer valid; "the license is invalid" expired - having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time; "an expired passport"; "caught driving with an expired license"

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invalid

¹

noun

1. patient, sufferer, convalescent, valetudinarian I hate being treated as an invalid.

adjective

1. disabled, ill, sick, poorly (informal), weak, ailing, frail, feeble, sickly, infirm, bedridden, valetudinarian I have an invalid wife and am labelled as a carer.

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invalid

²

adjective

1. null and void, void, worthless, untrue, null, not binding, inoperative, nugatory The trial was stopped and the results declared invalid.
null and void valid, operative, viable

2. unfounded, false, untrue, illogical, irrational, unsound, unscientific, baseless, fallacious, ill-founded Those arguments are rendered invalid by the hard facts.
unfounded valid, sound, true, solid, rational, logical

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invalid

adjective

Containing fundamental errors in reasoning:

fallacious, false, illogical, sophistic, specious, spurious, unsound.

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Translations

لاغٍ، باطِل، غير ساري المَفْعولمَرِيضٌمَريض، مُقْعَديُسَبِّب العَجْز، يُقْعِد

invalidaneplatnýpropustit jako invaliduzmrzačit

invalidinvalidereugyldighjemsende

Invalidenichtigungültigzum Invaliden machen

άκυροςανάπηρος

inválidolicenciar por invalideznuloquedarse inválidodisminuido

invalidi

maladenon valableréformerrendre infirmeinvalable

invalid

gera aî öryrkjaleysa frá òjónustu vegna sára/veikindaógildursjúklingur; öryrki

invalidonullocongedare per invalidit...infermo

病人

병약자

invalīdsnederīgsspēkā neesošs

invalidenietig

invalidkronisk syk

inwalida

inválido

инвалид

prepustiť ako invalida

invalid

invalid

คนเจ็บ

çürüğe çıkarmakgeçersizhasta kimsehükümsüzsakat

người bệnh tật

病人使伤残因伤病而退伍无效的

invalid

¹ [ˈɪnvəlɪd]

A. N → inválido/a m/f

B. ADJ → inválido

C. CPD invalid car, invalid carriage N → coche m de inválido

invalid out VT + ADV to invalid sb out of the army (esp Brit) (Mil) → licenciar a algn por invalidez

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invalid

² [ɪnˈvælɪd] ADJ [contract] → inválido, nulo; [ticket, request] → inválido; [theory, results, conclusions] → sin validez
to become invalid → caducar

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invalid

[ˈɪnvəlɪd]

n

(= sick person) → invalide mf
I hate being treated as an invalid → Je déteste être traité comme un invalide.

(with disability) → invalide mf

[ɪnˈvælɪd] adj

(= not valid) [argument] → invalide; [conclusion] → erroné(e)
Those arguments are rendered invalid by the hard facts on the ground → Ce sont des arguments que la réalité des faits sur le terrain rendent invalides.
The comparison is invalid → Cette comparaison est erronée.
The trial was stopped and the results declared invalid → On mit un terme au procès et les résultats furent invalidés., On mit un terme au procès et les résultats furent déclarés non valables.
invalid documents → des documents non valables

[ˈɪnvəlɪd] [mother, father] → invalide

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invalid

¹

adj

→ krank; (= disabled) → invalide, körperbehindert

(= for invalids) → Kranken-, Invaliden-

n → Kranke(r) mf; (= disabled person) → Invalide m, → Invalidin f, → Körperbehinderte(r) mf; he’s been an invalid all his life → er hat sein ganzes Leben lang ein körperliches Leiden gehabt; to treat somebody like an invalid → jdn wie einen Invaliden behandeln

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invalid

²

adj (esp Jur, Comput) → ungültig; deduction, argument → nicht schlüssig or stichhaltig; assumption → nicht zulässig; it makes the argument invalid → es entkräftet das Argument; to declare something invalid → etw für ungültig erklären

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invalid

¹ [ˈɪnvəlɪd]

1. n (sick person) → infermo/a; (disabled person) → invalido/a

2. adj (see n) → infermo/a, invalido/a

invalid out vt + adv (Mil) → congedare per invalidità

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invalid

² [ɪnˈvælɪd] adj (document, cheque) → invalido/a, non valido/a; (excuse, argument) → non valido/a; (marriage) → nullo/a

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invalid¹

(inˈvӕlid) adjective

(of a document or agreement etc) having no legal force; not valid. Your passport is out of date and therefore invalid. ongeldig لاغٍ، باطِل، غير ساري المَفْعول недействителен inválido neplatný ungültig ugyldig άκυροςnulo kehtetu بی اعتبار pätemätön non valable לֹא תָקֵף अविधिमान्य, अमान्य nevažeći érvénytelen tidak berlaku ógildur non valido* 無効の 무효한 negaliojantis nederīgs; spēkā neesošs tidak sah ongeldigugyldignieważny بى اعتباره inválido lipsit de valabilitate/de valoare недействительный neplatný neveljaven nevažeći ogiltig เป็นโมฆะ geçersiz, hükümsüz 無法律效力的 недійсний; що не має законної сили غیر قانونی vô hiệu （法律上）无效的

inˈvalidate (-deit) verb

to make invalid. ongeldig maak يُبْطِل، يُلْغي، يَنْقُض правя недействителен invalidar zrušit platnost ungültig machen gøre ugyldig ακυρώνωanular, invalidar kehtetuks muutma بی اعتبار کردن mitätöidä annuler לִפסוֹל अविधि मान्य करना učiniti nevažećim érvénytelenít membatalkan ógilda invalidare 無効にする 무효로 하다 (pa)daryti negaliojantį atzīt par spēkā neesošu; padarīt nederīgu mentaksahkan ongeldig maken gjøre ugyldig; underkjenneunieważnić بى اعتباره كول invalidar a in­valida; a anula делать недействительным zrušiť platnosť razveljaviti poništiti göra ogiltig ทำให้เป็นโมฆะ geçersiz/hükümsüz kılmak 使無效 робити недійсним, позбавляти чинності رد کرنا làm vô hiệu 使无效

invalidity (invəˈlidəti) noun

ongeldigheid بُطْلان، عَدَم مَفْعوليَّة недействителност invalidade neplatnost die Ungültigkeit ugyldighed ακύρωσηinvalidez kehtetus بدون ارزش قانونی pätemättömyys invaliditéפסילה अविधि मान्यता oduzeta valjanost érvénytelenség pembatalan ógildi, gildisleysi invalidità 無効 무효력 negaliojimas nederīgums; spēkā neesamība ketaksahan ongeldigheid, invaliditeitugyldighet nieważność قانون ارزښت نه درلودل invalidade invalidare; anu­lare недействительность neplatnosť neveljavnost nevaženje ogiltighet ทำให้เป็นโมฆะ geçersizlik, hükümsüzlük 無法律效力 недійсність; неспроможність عدم جواز sự vô hiệu 无效力

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invalid²

(ˈinvəlid) noun

a person who is ill or disabled. During his last few years, he was a permanent invalid. invalide مَريض، مُقْعَد инвалид inválido invalida der Invalide invalid ανάπηροςinválido, disminuido invaliid علیل invalidi malade, invalideנכה, חולה כרוני अशक्त व्यक्ति nesposoban beteg cacat, invalid sjúklingur; öryrki invalido 病身の 병약자 ligonis, invalidas invalīds cacat invalidekronisk syk, ufør, invalidinwalida معيوب، معلول inválido invalid больнои; инвалид invalid invalid invalid invalid, sjukling คนไข้ yatalak, hasta kimse 病人 хворий; інвалід معذور người tàn tật 病人

(-liːd) verb

1. (with out) to remove (especially a soldier) from service, because of illness. He was invalided out of the army. ongeskik verklaar يَصْرِف من الخِدْمَه العَسْكَرِيَّه لسبب صِحّي уволнявам retirar por invalidez propustit jako invalidu wegen Invalidität als dienstuntauglich erklären hjemsende αποστρατεύω λόγω αναπηρίας licenciar por invalidez invaliidina teenistusest vabastama معاف کردن vapauttaa palveluksesta sairauden vuoksi réformer לְשַחרֵר בְּשֶל נָכוּת नौकरी छोडने पर मजबूर करना विशेष सेना में učiniti nesposobnim betegség miatt leszerel vkit dinyatakan cacat leysa frá þjónustu vegna sára/veikinda riformare 兵役免除になる 상이병으로 제대시키다 atleisti dėl ligos atbrīvot no karadienesta veselības stāvokļa dēļ dilepaskan daripada tugas tentera kerana cacat lichamelijk afkeuren en uit de dienst ontslaan zwolnić ze służby wskutek kalectwa معاف كول ficar inválido демобилизовать по состоянию здоровья prepustiť ako invalida odpustiti zaradi invalidnosti otpustiti tas ur tjänst pga sjukdom ต้องออกจากกองทัพเพราะเจ็บป่วย çürüğe çıkarmak 因病退伍 звільняти від служби за інвалідністю معذوری کی وجہ سے ملازمت سے الگ کرنا cho phục viên vì lý do sức khỏe 因伤病而退伍

2. to cause (especially a soldier) to be disabled. He was invalided in the last war. ongeskik verklaar يُسَبِّب العَجْز، يُقْعِد освобождавам (се) от военна служба по инвалидност ficar inválido zmrzačit zum Invaliden machen invalidere κάνω κπ. ανάπηρο volverse inválido invaliidiks tegema زمین گیر کردن؛ علیل کردن invalidisoitua rendre infirme לְהֵיעָשוֹת נָכֶה निर्बल होना učiniti invalidom (hadi)rokkanttá válik membuat cacat gera að öryrkja rendere invalido* 傷病兵にする 병들게 하다 padaryti invalidu padarīt par invalīdu menjadi cacat invalide maken okaleczyć ګيرول، په جنګ كښې معلول كيدل ficar inválido делать(ся) инвалидом zmrzačiť pohabiti učiniti invalidom invalidisera ที่ทุพพลภาพ sakat kalmak 使失能(尤指軍人) робити інвалідом معذور ہو جانا bị thương tích 使伤残

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invalid

→ مَرِيضٌ invalida invalid Invalide ανάπηρος inválido invalidi malade invalid invalido 病人 병약자 invalide invalid inwalida inválido инвалид invalid คนเจ็บ sakat người bệnh tật 病人

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in·va·lid

a. inválido-a; debilitado-a; incapacitado-a.

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invalid

(ant) disabled person. V. disabled.

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