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dis⋅a⋅bled

[dis-ey-buhld]
–adjective
1. crippled; injured; incapacitated.
–noun
2. (used with a plural verb) persons who are crippled, injured, or incapacitated (usually prec. by the): Ramps have been installed at the entrances to accommodate the disabled.

Origin:
1625–35; disable + -ed 2
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Main Entry: disabled
Function: adjective
: having a disability
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Main Entry: dis·abled
Function: adjective
: incapacitated by illness, injury, or wounds; broadly : physically or mentally impaired
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disabled dis·a·bled (dĭs-ā'bəld)
adj.
Impaired, as in physical functioning. n.
Physically impaired people considered as a group. Often used with the.

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