incapacitated

Definition

Adjective:
- Lacking in or deprived of strength or power: Describes a state of being unable to act, function, or perform normal activities due to a lack of physical or mental capacity.
- Rendered helpless or powerless: Indicates a condition where someone or something has been made ineffective or inoperative, often by an external cause or circumstance.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- After the surgery, he was completely incapacitated and needed constant care.
- The severe blizzard incapacitated the city's transportation network for days.
- She felt emotionally incapacitated by the sudden tragic news.

Advanced Usage

Legal/Formal Context: Often used in legal, medical, or official contexts to describe a person who is legally disqualified or physically unable to perform duties or make decisions.
- The court declared the elderly man incapacitated and appointed a legal guardian.
Temporary vs. Permanent: Can describe both temporary conditions (e.g., from an injury) and more permanent states (e.g., from a chronic illness).
- The medication left her temporarily incapacitated with drowsiness.

Variants and Related Words

Incapacitate (verb): To deprive of strength, ability, or power; to disable.
- The virus can incapacitate the computer's operating system.
Incapacity (noun): The state of being unable to do something; lack of ability or power.
- His mental incapacity made him unfit to stand trial.

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Related Phrases

"Incapacitated with": Often followed by a noun (e.g., pain, laughter, grief) to indicate the cause of the helpless state.
- He was incapacitated with laughter during the comedian's performance.
"Render incapacitated": A formal phrase meaning to cause someone or something to become incapacitated.
- The cyberattack rendered the company's servers incapacitated.

Adjective

lacking in or deprived of strength or power
- lying ill and helpless
- helpless with laughter

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