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dis⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty
[dis-uh-bil-i-tee] 
əˈbɪl
–noun, plural -ties for 2.
| 1. | lack of adequate power, strength, or physical or mental ability; incapacity. |
| 2. | a physical or mental handicap, esp. one that prevents a person from living a full, normal life or from holding a gainful job. |
| 3. | anything that disables or puts one at a disadvantage: His mere six-foot height will be a disability in professional basketball. |
| 4. | the state or condition of being disabled. |
| 5. | legal incapacity; legal disqualification. |
| 6. | disability insurance. |
Synonyms:
1. disqualification, incompetence, incapability, impotence. Disability, inability imply a lack of power or ability. A disability is some disqualifying deprivation or loss of power, physical or other: excused because of a physical disability; a temporary disability. Inability is a lack of ability, usually because of an inherent lack of talent, power, etc.: inability to talk, to do well in higher mathematics.
1. disqualification, incompetence, incapability, impotence. Disability, inability imply a lack of power or ability. A disability is some disqualifying deprivation or loss of power, physical or other: excused because of a physical disability; a temporary disability. Inability is a lack of ability, usually because of an inherent lack of talent, power, etc.: inability to talk, to do well in higher mathematics.
Antonyms:
1. ability, capacity.
1. ability, capacity.
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Disability
Dis`a*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. Disabilities. 1. State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like. Grossest faults, or disabilities to perform what was covenanted. --Milton. Chatham refused to see him, pleading his disability. --Bancroft. 2. Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency. The disabilities of idiocy, infancy, and coverture. --Abbott. Syn: Weakness; inability; incompetence; impotence; incapacity; incompetency; disqualification. Usage: -- Disability, Inability. Inability is an inherent want of power to perform the thing in question; disability arises from some deprivation or loss of the needed competency. One who becomes deranged is under a disability of holding his estate; and one who is made a judge, of deciding in his own case. A man may decline an office on account of his inability to discharge its duties; he may refuse to accept a trust or employment on account of some disability prevents him from entering into such engagements.
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Language Translation for : disability
Spanish:
invalidez, discapacidad, incapacidad, minusvalía,
German:
die Körperbehinderung,
Japanese:
身体障害
Main Entry: dis·abil·i·ty
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : inability to pursue an occupation because of a physical or mental impairment; specifically : inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or to be of long continued or indefinite duration in accordance with the Social Security Act —see also BENEFIT Americans with Disabilities Act in the IMPORTANT LAWS section —compare INCAPACITY, OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE
2 : lack of legal qualification to do something disability>
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Main Entry: dis·abil·i·ty
Pronunciation: "dis-&-'bil-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : the condition of being disabled
2 : inability to pursue an occupation because of physical or mental impairment
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disability dis·a·bil·i·ty (dĭs'ə-bĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.
A disadvantage or deficiency, especially a physical or mental impairment that prevents or restricts normal achievement.
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