US /dɪˈseɪbəld/ UK /[dɪsˈeɪbəɫd]/
noun adj verb Freq #7848

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Having a physical or mental condition that limits movement, senses, or activities.

    The hotel has special rooms for disabled guests.

  2. 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. 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

Etymology

From disable + -ed.

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