disabled

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English

Etymology

disable +‎ -ed

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Adjective

disabled (comparative more disabled, superlative most disabled)

  1. Made incapable of use or action.
    • 1911 March, “From Brittania Lodge, No. 361”, in Railway Carmen's Journal, volume 16, number 3, page 129:
      In the car department we would repair cars that were disabled and placed in bad order by a bunch of scalies taking the place of striking switchmen, engineers, Firemen, etc.
  2. Having a disability.
  3. (law) Legally disqualified.

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Noun

disabled (plural disabled or disableds)

  1. (nonstandard) One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)

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Verb

disabled

  1. simple past and past participle of disable
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