Disability

Quick meaning: Disability is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state of having such a condition; the state of being disabled.

Meaning

(uncountable) The state of having such a condition; the state of being disabled.

More Meanings

1. (countable, obsolete) An inability.
2. (countable, law) A lack of legal qualification to do something; legal incapacity or incompetency.
3. (uncountable, informal) Regular payments received by a disabled person, usually from the state.
4. (countable, medical model of disability) A condition characterised by a significant limitation in a person's physical or intellectual powers or ability.
5. (countable, social model of disability) A limitation in function (the things that a person can do or achieve) that is driven by any combination of their impairments (the medical facts about them) and the imperfect state of society's inaccessibility that sometimes fails to accommodate their needs.

Example Sentences

people with disabilities

Did you get your disability this month?

I had to go on disability after the accident.

Grossest faults, or disabilities to perform what was covenanted.

Word Forms

• disabilities

Synonyms for disability

Depending on context, synonyms include handicap, disabledness, incapacity, impotence, disqualification, impairment.

Antonyms for disability

Common opposites include ability, able-bodiedness, capacity, competency, qualification.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include disablement, impairment, handicap, handicapped, incapacitation, disabled.

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