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dis·a·bil·i·ty
(dĭs′ə-bĭl′ĭ-tē)n. pl. dis·a·bil·i·ties
1.
a. A physical or mental condition that significantly limits a person's motor, sensory, or cognitive abilities.
b. The state of having such a condition. discrimination based on disability.
2.
a. A program that provides financial support to people with such conditions: has been on disability for a month.
b. The economic assistance provided by such a program: has been getting disability since the accident.
3. Law Lack of legal capacity to perform some act, such as to enter into a contract, because of infancy or lack of soundness of mind.
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disability
(ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. the condition of being unable to perform a task or function because of a physical or mental impairment
2. something that disables; handicap
3. lack of necessary intelligence, strength, etc
4. (Law) an incapacity in the eyes of the law to enter into certain transactions
Usage: Many deaf and hard of hearing people object to the use of the phrase hearing disability
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dis•a•bil•i•ty
(ˌdɪs əˈbɪl ɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. lack of adequate strength or physical or mental ability; incapacity.
2. a physical or mental handicap, esp. one that prevents a person from living a normal life or from holding a specific job.
3. anything that disables or puts one at a disadvantage.
4. the state or condition of being disabled.
5. legal disqualification.
[1570–80]
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| Noun | 1. |  disability - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"bandy leg, bandyleg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara, bow leg - a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) dysphasia - an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage unfitness, softness - poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury) disability of walking - a disability that interferes with or prevents walking astasia - inability to stand due to muscular incoordination amputation - a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs hearing disorder, hearing impairment - impairment of the sense of hearing dysomia - impairment of the sense of smell hypesthesia, hypoesthesia - impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity pigeon toes - disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee disintegration - a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system; "a disintegration of personality" |
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disability
noun handicap, affliction, disorder, defect, impairment, disablement, infirmity Facilities for people with disabilities are still inadequate.
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Translations
عَجْزعَجْز، فُقْدان الأهلِيَّه
invaliditahandicap
handicapinvaliditet
vamma
invaliditet
rokkantság
fötlun
身体障害
장애
nesposobnost
funktionshinder
ความพิการ
sự tàn tật
disability
[ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ]A. N
1. (= state) → invalidez f, discapacidad f, minusvalía f; (= injury, illness, condition) → discapacidad f, minusvalía f
people with a disability → los discapacitados, los minusválidos
people with a disability → los discapacitados, los minusválidos
2. (fig) → desventaja f
B. CPD disability allowance N (permanent) → subsidio m por incapacidad laboral permanente; (temporary) → subsidio m por incapacidad laboral transitoria
disability pension N → pensión f de invalidez
disability pension N → pensión f de invalidez
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disability
[ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti] n (= handicap) → infirmité f, handicap ma physical disability → un handicap physique
a mental disability → un handicap mental
to have a disability → avoir un handicap
people with disabilities → les personnes handicapées learning disabilitydisability allowance n → allocation f d'invaliditédisability pension n → pension f d'invalidité
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
disability
n
(= handicap, injury etc) → Behinderung f
(Jur) → Rechtsunfähigkeit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
disability
[ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (injury etc) → menomazione f, infermità f inv; (state) → invalidità f inv, handicap m inv (Law) (fig) → incapacità f invdisability allowance → pensione f d'invalidità
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disable
(disˈeibl) verb to reduce the ability or strength of; to cripple. He was disabled during the war.
disability (disəˈbiləti) – plural disaˈbilities – noun something which disables. He has a disability which prevents him from walking very far.
ˈdisability payment noun an amount of money regularly paid by the government to disabled people.
disˈabled adjective lacking ability or strength; crippled. a disabled soldier.
disˈablement nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
disability
→ عَجْز invalidita handicap Behinderung αναπηρία discapacidad vamma handicap invaliditet disabilità 身体障害 장애 invaliditeit uførhet niemożność deficiência инвалидность funktionshinder ความพิการ sakatlık sự tàn tật 残疾Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dis·a·bil·i·ty
n. incapacidad, inhabilidad; invalidez, impedimento; disminución de una capacidad física o mental.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
disability
n (pl -ties) discapacidad f, (esp. with respect to work, possibly temporary) incapacidad f, (disorder) trastorno; developmental — discapacidad del desarrollo; intellectual — discapacidad intelectual; learning — trastorno de aprendizaje; physical — discapacidad físicaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.