disabled

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Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Incapable of functioning normally due to injury, illness, or a congenital condition: Describes a person who has a physical or mental condition that limits their movements, senses, or activities.
   • Not working or functioning: Describes a device, system, or feature that has been deactivated or is not operational.

2. Noun (used with 'the'):

   • People with disabilities collectively: Refers to the group of individuals who have physical or mental impairments.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The new building has ramps and elevators to ensure it is accessible for disabled visitors.
  • He became disabled after a serious car accident.
  • For security reasons, the login feature was temporarily disabled.

• Noun (with 'the'):

  • The new law aims to improve employment opportunities for the disabled.
  • This charity provides support services for the disabled and elderly.

Advanced Usage

• "to be disabled from": To be prevented from doing something due to an impairment.

  • She was disabled from pursuing her former career due to her injury.

• "learning-disabled": Having a condition that causes difficulty in learning in a typical manner.

  • The school has a special program for learning-disabled students.

Variants and Related Words

• Disability (n): A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.

  • He receives a pension because of his disability.

• Disable (v): To make something unable to function; to deactivate.

  • You can disable the alarm by entering the code.

• Disablement (n): The action of disabling or the state of being disabled.

  • The accident resulted in his permanent disablement.

Synonyms

• Adjective (referring to people): Handicapped, impaired, incapacitated.
• Adjective (referring to devices): Deactivated, inoperative, non-functional.
• Noun: People with disabilities, the handicapped.

Important Notes on Usage

• The term "disabled" is generally preferred over older terms like "crippled" or "handicapped," which are now often considered outdated or offensive.
• When referring to individuals, person-first language (e.g., "a person with a disability") is often encouraged to emphasize the person before the condition, though identity-first language (e.g., "a disabled person") is also widely used and accepted.
• The noun form "the disabled" is acceptable as a collective term but should be used with sensitivity. Using more specific phrases like "people with disabilities" is often preferred.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness

Noun

1. people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
   • technology to help the elderly and the disabled

Từ đồng nghĩa

• handicapped