Definition

1. Noun:
   • A disability that interferes with or prevents walking: A physical impairment or condition that significantly hinders or makes impossible the act of walking.

Usage

• This is a formal, medical, or legal term used to describe a specific category of physical impairment. It is often used in clinical assessments, disability documentation, and legal contexts to categorize limitations in mobility.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The accident resulted in a permanent disability of walking.
  • The form requires a doctor to certify the patient's disability of walking.
  • Various assistive devices are designed for individuals with a disability of walking.

Advanced Usage

• "to have a disability of walking": to possess this specific physical impairment.
  • Due to his spinal injury, he has a disability of walking and uses a wheelchair.

Variants and Related Words

• Walking disability (n): A less formal variant with the same meaning.
  • The new building features ramps for those with a walking disability.
• Mobility impairment (n): A broader term that can include difficulties with walking as well as other movements.
• Gait disorder (n): A more specific medical term focusing on the pattern of walking.

Synonyms

• Walking impairment: A condition that makes walking difficult.
• Ambulation disability: A clinical term for the inability to walk.

Related Phrases

• Disability affecting mobility: A phrase describing a disability that impacts a person's ability to move around.

Noun

1. a disability that interferes with or prevents walking