DISABILITIES Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word disabilities. (close relations)
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| abnormalities | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies • retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence • marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal • behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality | ||||||
| challenges | nounn | |||||
noun • a demanding or stimulating situation • a call to engage in a contest or fight • questioning a statement and demanding an explanation • a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror • a demand by a sentry for a password or identification verb • take exception to • issue a challenge to • ask for identification • raise a formal objection in a court of law | ||||||
| debilities | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) | ||||||
| deficiencies | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| handicaps | nounn | |||||
noun • the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness • advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress verb • injure permanently • attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant • put at a disadvantage | ||||||
| impairments | nounn | |||||
noun • the occurrence of a change for the worse • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness • damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality • the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) | ||||||
| incapacities | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of intellectual power • lack of physical or natural qualifications | ||||||
| infirmities | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) | ||||||
| limitations | nounn | |||||
noun • a principle that limits the extent of something • the quality of being limited or restricted • the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed • (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought • an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) | ||||||
| shortcomings | nounn | |||||
noun • a failing or deficiency | ||||||
| weaknesses | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a flaw or weak point • powerlessness revealed by an inability to act • the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain • the condition of being financially weak • a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you | ||||||
| disablement | nounn | |||||
noun • the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | ||||||
| disqualification | nounn | |||||
noun • unfitness that bars you from participation • the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified | ||||||
| handicap | nounn | |||||
noun • the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness • advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress verb • injure permanently • attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant • put at a disadvantage | ||||||
| impairment | nounn | |||||
noun • the occurrence of a change for the worse • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness • damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality • the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) | ||||||
| impotence | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble • an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate | ||||||
| inability | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something • lacking the power to perform | ||||||
| incapacity | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of intellectual power • lack of physical or natural qualifications | ||||||
| incompetence | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications • inability of a part or organ to function properly | ||||||
| incompetency | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications | ||||||
