US /ˈhændikæpt/
adj noun verb Freq #11622

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Held back or limited by a disadvantage of some kind.

    The team was handicapped by a lack of money.

  2. 2
    adj

    Having a physical or mental disability. (Now often considered offensive; "disabled" is preferred.)

    The building has special parking spaces for handicapped drivers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · having a physical or mental... disabled
Word family
Derived forms handicapablehandicapped-accessiblemultihandicappednonhandicappedpolyhandicappedunhandicapped
Related forms disabledimpaired

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