discapacitante

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Spanish

Etymology

From discapacitar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /diskapaθiˈtante/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /diskapasiˈtante/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: dis‧ca‧pa‧ci‧tan‧te

Adjective

discapacitante m or f (masculine and feminine plural discapacitantes)

  1. debilitating
    • 2016 August 28, “Una pandemia de nuestro tiempo (II)”, in Granma:
      Entre ellos, cita las cardiopatías, la resistencia a la insulina (con frecuencia es una señal temprana de diabetes inminente); los trastornos osteomusculares (especialmente artrosis, una enfermedad degenerativa muy discapacitante que afecta las articulaciones); algunos tipos de cáncer (endometrio, mama y colon); e incluso discapacidad.
      Among them, he cites heart disease; insulin resistance (often an early sign of impending diabetes); musculoskeletal disorders (especially osteoarthritis, a highly debilitating degenerative disease that affects the joints); some types of cancer (endometrial, breast and colon); and even disability.

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