disabled

dis·a·bled  (ds-bld)

adj.

1. Inoperative: a disabled vehicle.

2. Impaired, as in physical functioning: a disabled veteran; disabled children.

n.

(used with a pl. verb) Physically impaired people considered as a group: the physically disabled.

Usage Note: Disabled is the clear preference in contemporary American English in referring to people having either physical or mental impairments, with the impairments themselves preferably termed disabilities. Handicappeda term derived from the world of sports gamblingis still in wide use but is sometimes taken to be offensive, while more recent coinages such as differently abled or handicapable have been generally perceived as condescending euphemisms and have gained little currency.·The often-repeated recommendation to put the person before the disability would favor persons with disabilities over disabled persons and person with paraplegia over paraplegic. Such expressions are said to focus on the individual rather than on the particular functional limitation. Respect for the preferences of this group calls for observing this rule, especially in formal contexts, but the "person-first" construction has not found wide acceptance with the general public, perhaps because it sounds somewhat unnatural or possibly because in English the last word in a phrase tends to have the greatest weight, thus undercutting the intended purpose. See Usage Note at handicapped.

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disabled

Adjective

lacking one or more physical powers, such as the ability to walk or to coordinate one's movements

USAGE: The use of the disabled, the blind, etc. can be offensive and should be avoided. Instead you should talk about disabled people, blind people, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	disabled - people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; "technology to help the elderly and the disabled" handicapped people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" the halt - (archaic) lame persons collectively; "the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind"--Luke 14:21
Adj.	1.	disabled - incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness handicapped unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"

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disabled

adjective differently abled, physically challenged, handicapped, challenged, weakened, crippled, paralysed, lame, mutilated, maimed, incapacitated, infirm, bedridden << OPPOSITE able-bodied

USAGE Referring to people with disabilities as the disabled can cause offence and should be avoided. Instead, refer to them as people with disabilities or who are physically challenged, or, possibly, disabled people or differently abled people. In general, the terms used for disabilities or medical conditions should be avoided as collective nouns for people who have them - so, for example, instead of the blind, it is preferable to refer to sightless people, vision-impaired people, or partially-sighted people, depending on the degree of their condition.

Translations

disabled [dɪsˈeɪbld] adj → minusválido

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disabled [dɪsˈeɪbld] adj → handicapé(e) (= maimed); mutilé(e);

(through illness, old age) → impotent(e)

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disabled [dɪsˈeɪbld] disable adj → behindert

npl the disabled → die Behinderten pl

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disabled [dɪsˈeɪbld] adj → invalido/a (= maimed); mutilato/a (= through illness, old age); inabile