hand·i·cap 
(hăndē-kăp′)
(hăndē-kăp′)n.
1. Sports & Games
a. A race or contest in which contestants are given advantages or compensations to equalize the chances of winning.
b. Such an advantage or penalty.
2. Usage Problem A physical or mental disability. See Usage Note at handicapped.
3. A disadvantage or inconvenience. See Synonyms at disadvantage.
tr.v. hand·i·capped, hand·i·cap·ping, hand·i·caps
1. Sports & Games To assign handicaps or a handicap to (a contestant).
2. To cause to be at a disadvantage; impede.
adj.
Usage Problem
Usage Problem
Handicapped.
[From obsolete hand in cap, a game in which forfeits were held in a cap.]
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