invalid

in·va·lid ¹  (nv-ld)

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 invalid² (influenced by French invalide, sickly, infirm).]

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invalid ¹

Noun

a person who is disabled or chronically ill

Adjective

sick or disabled

Verb

Chiefly Brit to dismiss (a soldier etc.) from active service because of illness [Latin in- not + validus strong]

invalidism n

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invalid ²

Adjective

1. having no legal force: an invalid cheque

2. (of an argument, result, etc.) not valid because it has been based on a mistake

invalidity n
invalidly adv

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, wound - 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	invalid - no longer valid; "the license is invalid" expired - having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time; "an expired passport"; "caught driving with an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

adjective 2. disabled, challenged, ill, sick, poorly (informal) weak, ailing, frail, feeble, sickly, infirm, bedridden, valetudinarian

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invalid ²

adjective 1. null and void, void, worthless, untrue, null, not binding, inoperative, nugatory << OPPOSITE valid

adjective 2. unfounded, false, untrue, illogical, irrational, unsound, unscientific, baseless, fallacious, ill-founded << OPPOSITE sound

Translations

invalid n [ˈɪnvəlɪd] → minusválido/a

adj [ɪnˈvælɪd] (= not valid) → inválido, nulo

invalid n [ˈɪnvəlɪd] → malade m/f;

(with disability) → invalide m/f

adj [ɪnˈvælɪd] (= not valid) → invalide, non valide

invalid n [ˈɪnvəlɪd]

adj [ɪnˈvælɪd]

n → Kranke(r) f(m);

(disabled) → Invalide m

adj → ungültig

invalid n [ˈɪnvəlɪd] → malato/a;

(with disability) → invalido/a

adj [ɪnˈvælɪd] (= not valid) → invalido/a, non valido/a

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invalid¹

adj invalid [inˈvӕlid]

(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 neplatný ugyldig ungültig άκυρος nulo kehtetu بی اعتبار mitätön non valable לֹא תָקֵף अविधिमान्य, अमान्य nevažeći érvénytelen tidak berlaku ógildur non valido* 無効の 무효인 negaliojantis nederīgs; spēkā neesošs tidak sah ongeldig ugyldig nieważny inválido lipsit de valabilitate/de valoare недействительный neplatný neveljaven nevažeći ogiltig เป็นโมฆะ geçersiz, hükümsüz (法律上)無效的 недійсний; що не має законної сили غیر قانونی vô hiệu （法律上）无效的

v inˈvalidate [-deit]

to make invalid. ongeldig maak يُبْطِل، يُلْغي، يَنْقُض правя недействителен zrušit platnost gøre ugyldig ungültig machen ακυρώνω anular, invalidar kehtetuks muutma بی اعتبار کردن mitätöidä annuler לִפסוֹל अविधि मान्य करना učiniti nevažećim érvénytelenít membatalkan ógilda invalidare 無効にする ...을 무효로 하다 (pa)daryti negaliojantį atzīt par spēkā neesošu; padarīt nederīgu mentaksahkan ongeldig maken gjøre ugyldig; underkjenne unieważnić 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

n invalidity [invəˈlidəti]

ongeldigheid بُطْلان، عَدَم مَفْعوليَّة недействителност neplatnost ugyldighed die Ungültigkeit ακύρωση invalidez kehtetus بدون ارزش قانونی pätemättömyys invalidité פְּסִילָה अविधि मान्यता oduzeta valjanost érvénytelenség pembatalan ógildi, gildisleysi invalidità 無効 무효 negaliojimas nederīgums; spēkā neesamība ketaksahan ongeldigheid, invaliditeit ugyldighet nieważność invalidade invalidare; anu­lare недействительность neplatnosť neveljavnost nevaženje ogiltighet ทำให้เป็นโมฆะ geçersizlik, hükümsüzlük 無效力 недійсність; неспроможність عدم جواز sự vô hiệu 无效力