disabled B1 Topic:People & Society US /dɪˈseɪbəld/ UK [dɪsˈeɪbəɫd] See IPA manual Freq #7848 Meanings 1 adj Having a physical or mental condition that limits movement, senses, or activities. The hotel has special rooms for disabled guests. 2 adj Turned off or made unable to work, as of a feature or device. The button is disabled until you fill in the form. 3 noun People who have a disability, considered as a group. New technology can make life easier for the disabled. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having a physical or mental... handicapped 3 noun · people who have a... handicapped More incapacitatedindisposedinvalid ↔ Opposites abledenabled Word family Derived forms antidisableddisablednessmultidisabledneurodisablednondisabledpredisabledsemidisabledundisabled Common collocations disabled person Adjective + noun permanently disabled Adverb + adjective Etymology From disable + -ed. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # disabled **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈseɪbəld/ **IPA (UK):** [dɪsˈeɪbəɫd] **Frequency rank:** 7848 ## Meanings 1. Having a physical or mental condition that limits movement, senses, or activities. 2. Turned off or made unable to work, as of a feature or device. 3. People who have a disability, considered as a group. ## Examples - The hotel has special rooms for disabled guests. - The button is disabled until you fill in the form. - New technology can make life easier for the disabled. ## Synonyms - incapacitated - indisposed - invalid ## Antonyms - abled - enabled ## Derived Forms - antidisabled - disabledness - multidisabled - neurodisabled - nondisabled - predisabled - semidisabled - undisabled ## Etymology From disable + -ed. ## Topics - People & Society markdown