What is another word for disability?
307 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dˌɪsɐbˈɪlətˌi], [ dˌɪsɐbˈɪlətˌi], [ d_ˌɪ_s_ɐ_b_ˈɪ_l_ə_t_ˌi]
There are many synonyms for the word "disability" that can accurately describe a person's physical or mental impairment. Some examples include incapacity, handicap, limitation, impairment, challenge, difficulty, flaw, weakness, and deficiency. Each of these words has a slightly different connotation, but they all describe a condition that may hinder a person's ability to perform certain tasks or activities. It is important to choose the appropriate word when describing someone's disability, as it can affect how they are perceived and treated by others. Additionally, it is important to remember that having a disability does not define a person and they should not be limited by their condition.
Synonyms for Disability:
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- the blind .
- dis service ,
- dis services ,
- dis-service ,
- dis-services ,
- in juries ,
- in jury ,
- in-jury ,
- marrings ,
- mis chief ,
- mis chiefs ,
- mis-chief ,
- mis-chiefs ,
- spoilings .
- adverse circumstance ,
- blockings ,
- de privation ,
- de privations ,
- de-privation ,
- de-privations ,
- dis advantage ,
- dis advantages ,
- dis commodities ,
- dis commodity ,
- dis-advantage ,
- dis-advantages ,
- dis-commodities ,
- dis-commodity ,
- fly in ointment ,
- fly ointment ,
- fly the ointment ,
- in adequacies ,
- in adequacy ,
- in convenience ,
- in conveniences ,
- in utilities ,
- in utility ,
- in-adequacies ,
- in-adequacy ,
- in-convenience ,
- in-conveniences ,
- in-utilities ,
- in-utility .
- Sickliness ,
- affection ,
- ague ,
- apoplexy ,
- attack ,
- breakdown ,
- bug ,
- collapse ,
- complaint ,
- complication ,
- condition ,
- curse ,
- debility ,
- decrepitude ,
- disease ,
- disorder ,
- fever ,
- feverishness ,
- indisposition ,
- infection ,
- infliction ,
- malady ,
- malaise ,
- nausea ,
- pestilence ,
- queasiness ,
- sickness ,
- spasm ,
- symptom ,
- syndrome ,
- unhealthiness ,
- virus .
- ailings ,
- dis order ,
- dis orders ,
- dis-order ,
- dis-orders ,
- diseasednesses ,
- failing healths ,
- flus ,
- ill healths ,
- in disposition ,
- in dispositions ,
- in-disposition ,
- in-dispositions ,
- poor healths ,
- re lapse ,
- re lapses ,
- re-lapse ,
- re-lapses ,
- un health ,
- un healths ,
- un-health ,
- un-healths ,
- unhealths ,
- what going around ,
- what going arounds ,
- what's going arounds ,
- whats going around ,
- whats going arounds .
Other synonyms:
- Challenged ,
- Developmental Disability ,
- Physically Challenged ,
- ataxia ,
- blind ,
- disabled ,
- dumb ,
- handicapped ,
- impaired ,
- invalid ,
- lame ,
- learning disability ,
- learning-disabled ,
- mute ,
- paralysis ,
- paralytic ,
- paralyzed ,
- paraplegic ,
- quadriplegic ,
- special education ,
- special needs ,
- the Paralympics ,
- the Special Olympics ,
- wheelchair .
- disadvantage .
- accessible .
Other relevant words:
- Acute Disease ,
- Chronic Disease ,
- Disabilities ,
- Iatrogenic Disease ,
- Incapacitation ,
- Indocility ,
- Muscular Disease ,
- Rockiness ,
- Sickishness ,
- Symptomatology ,
- Urogenital Disease ,
- Virus Disease ,
- Wardship ,
- abnormality ,
- abuse ,
- affliction ,
- ail ,
- ailing ,
- allergic disease ,
- allergy ,
- amateurishness ,
- amputation ,
- atrophy ,
- bacterial disease ,
- balk ,
- bar ,
- barrier ,
- baulk ,
- birth defect ,
- blemish ,
- blight ,
- block ,
- bowleg ,
- cardiovascular disease ,
- check ,
- circulatory disease ,
- congenital defect ,
- constipation ,
- constraint ,
- curb ,
- damage ,
- deadening ,
- decline ,
- defect ,
- deficiency disease ,
- deformity ,
- degenerative disease ,
- degradation ,
- deterioration ,
- deterrent ,
- detriment ,
- disablement ,
- disqualification ,
- distemper ,
- drawback ,
- encumbrance ,
- endemic ,
- endemic disease ,
- endocrine disease ,
- enervation ,
- enfeeblement ,
- epidemic disease ,
- frailness ,
- functional disease ,
- gastrointestinal disease ,
- genetic disease ,
- harm ,
- helplessness ,
- hereditary disease ,
- hindrance ,
- imbecility ,
- impairment ,
- impediment ,
- impotency ,
- impuissance ,
- inaptitude ,
- inaptness ,
- incapableness ,
- incapacity ,
- incompetency ,
- inconvenience ,
- inefficacy ,
- inefficiency ,
- ineptitude ,
- inexperience ,
- infancy ,
- infectious disease ,
- inferiority ,
- injury ,
- insufficiency ,
- invalidity ,
- lack ,
- limitation ,
- minority ,
- morbidity ,
- morbus ,
- murrain ,
- neurological disease ,
- obstacle ,
- occupational disease ,
- organic disease ,
- pathological condition ,
- pathology ,
- pip ,
- plant disease ,
- respiratory disease ,
- restraint ,
- restriction ,
- seediness ,
- sign ,
- signs ,
- stultification ,
- symptomology ,
- symptoms ,
- trammel ,
- trouble ,
- unfitness ,
- unproductivity ,
- wastefulness ,
- wasting disease .
- Convalescences ,
- Discommodity ,
- Diseasedness ,
- Unhealth ,
- adverse circumstances ,
- convalescence ,
- discommodities ,
- failing health ,
- failings ,
- flaw ,
- flu ,
- fly in the ointment ,
- handicap ,
- hangup ,
- ill health ,
- illness ,
- inadequacy ,
- inflammation ,
- inutilities ,
- inutility ,
- millstone ,
- minus ,
- minuses ,
- poor health ,
- psychological baggage ,
- relapse ,
- up set ,
- what's going around .
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How to use "Disability" in context?
Disability can either refer to a physical or mental impairment. Physical disabilities can include paralysis, blindness, and deafness. Mental disabilities can include mental illness, autism, and cerebral palsy. Disability can also refer to a condition that affects an individual's ability to function in the world. This can include problems with mobility, learning, and communication.
Many people with disabilities face discrimination both in the workplace and in their personal lives. This discrimination can take many forms, from not being given the same opportunities as other employees, to not being able to live in certain neighborhoods or be admitted to certain schools.
Paraphrases for Disability:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
disablement.
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Proper noun, singular
disablement, handicap, incapacity, handicaps.
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Noun, singular or mass
disablement, handicap, incapability, incapacity, infirmity, Incapacitation.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
ability.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
impairment, inability, women, Les, Nota, Measures, Survivors, Veterans, elders, initiatives, safeguards, troubles, impairments, entitlements.
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Noun, singular or mass
affliction, disease, disqualification, helplessness, hindrance, impairment, inability, incompetence, liability, morbidity, obstruction, shortcoming, Les, Sequelae, seniors, non-validity.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Adjective
disabled, handicapped.
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Proper noun, singular
disabled, handicapped.
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Noun, singular or mass
disabled.
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Adjective
Hyponym for Disability:
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