as in challenged
deprived of the power to perform one or more natural bodily activities
the disabled man was unable to climb the stairs without help
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as in crippled
to cause severe or permanent injury to
a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash
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as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
disabled the controls for unauthorized users
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Recent Examples of disabled
Lucille Sherman, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Senior, disabled, and veteran homeowners, and not-for-profit organizations: Your property may qualify for an exemption that removes it from the lien sale.
—New York Daily News Special Sections, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Additionally, the warning sound that should play when the camera is in use could be disabled remotely.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The big picture: Federal funds include grant programs to help at-risk or disabled students, per the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Senior, disabled, and veteran homeowners, and not-for-profit organizations: Your property may qualify for an exemption that removes it from the lien sale.
—New York Daily News Special Sections, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
Cross-play will be disabled in the Competitive Mode, so PC players can't battle against console players.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Additionally, the warning sound that should play when the camera is in use could be disabled remotely.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disabled
Verb
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His vengeance included turning Michigan State in for NCAA violations, leading to probation that crippled the program until the late 1970s.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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As the city litigated and revised the environmental impact report, two devastating storms in December 2023 and February 2024 — the same series that crippled San Diego’s Ocean Beach Pier — substantially damaged the wharf.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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When McCarthy was ousted in October 2023, the House was paralyzed for three weeks before Republicans coalesced around Johnson.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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This 35-year old man, paralyzed by polio, was condemned for the rest of his life to be a prisoner of the machine compressing and releasing his lungs.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The adult male driver was subsequently arrested for driving while impaired.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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It is typically used in legal settings to check for impaired driving or underage drinking, employment to test for on-the-job alcohol consumption, or to test for alcohol poisoning.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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Workers incapacitated by pregnancy could get an additional two weeks.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
20 Dec. 2024
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In 2010, a UPS cargo flight was involved in a fatal accident when a cargo pallet containing tens of thousands of lithium batteries caused a fire in the hold, which eventually incapacitated the pilots and damaged the flight controls, causing the aircraft to crash in Dubai.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Ángela, who is deaf, is surrounded by a strong community of deaf friends but struggles with pressure from her hearing parents to wear hearing aids.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Feb. 2025
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Why did no one in the room think: hmm isn't this a bit tone deaf.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Moving forward, the crypto sector must: Prioritize transaction transparency to eliminate blind signing risks.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Back in Minneapolis, Taylor’s meeting with Daniel’s family — including his sister, who is blind and thinks this whole experiment is pretty cool — goes very well.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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Fourteen killed, dozens injured in a New Year's Day attack.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Jan. 2025
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Lincoln Hospital was where Shirley Vasquez and all the other parents, like her, took their children when they were injured or ill.—
Cary Goodman,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Disabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabled. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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