disableddis‧a‧bled /dɪsˈeɪbəld/ ●●● S3 W3 adjective 
a support group for parents of disabled children a severely disabled polio patientphysically/mentally disabled If you are elderly or physically disabled, massage can be beneficial. teachers who work with learning disabled children (=children who have problems learning)disabled parking/toilet/access etc (=for physically disabled people)2the disabled [plural] people who are disabled: The theatre has good access for the disabled.THESAURUSdisabled not able to use a part of your body properly or not able to learn normally, because of a permanent problem: · Disabled people should have the same rights and choices as everyone else.· Elaine is severely disabled and relies on 24 hour care.· The charity provides opportunities and facilities for disabled people to take part in sport.special needs if someone has special needs, they have physical or mental disabilities: · a school for children with special needs· A woman whose five-year-old son has special needs has accused her local education authority of failing to provide him with a decent education.learning difficulties/disabilities if someone has learning difficulties, they have difficulty learning basic skills or information: · A child’s behavioural problems may be associated with learning difficulties.· special courses for students with moderate learning difficultieshandicapped disabled – this word is old-fashioned and is now considered offensive. It is better to say that someone has learning difficulties or has special needs.wheelchair user someone who is in a wheelchair because they cannot walk: · There is easy access for wheelchair users.paraplegic someone who is unable to move the lower part of their body, including their legs: · He had a riding accident, which left him a paraplegic.quadriplegic someone who is permanently unable to move any part of their body below their neck
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- David goes to a special school for disabled children.
- Her son is disabled and she has to take care of him all the time.
- The governor has guaranteed health care for pregnant women, preschool children, and the disabled.
- About 70 percent of those elderly persons living with younger people are severely disabled.
- But no-one was in doubt that the real winner was disabled sport.
- It's a challenge for the cast, some of whom are severely disabled.
- Nowadays he teaches them the cowardly art of aggressive selling to the elderly and disabled.
- The reason is that the opportunities for disabled drivers to test specially-adapted vehicles are limited.
- There are many problems still to be overcome in providing for the disabled.
- There was insufficient recognition that some of the voluntary organisations who helped with the plans do not adequately consult disabled people.
- We will encourage the young to become involved and will facilitate access for the disabled.
THESAURUS
not able to use a part of your body properly or not able to learn normally, because of a permanent problem: · Disabled people should have the same rights and choices as everyone else.· Elaine is severely disabled and relies on 24 hour care.· The charity provides opportunities and facilities for disabled people to take part in sport.
if someone has special needs, they have physical or mental disabilities: · a school for children with special needs· A woman whose five-year-old son has special needs has accused her local education authority of failing to provide him with a decent education.
if someone has learning difficulties, they have difficulty learning basic skills or information: · A child’s behavioural problems may be associated with learning difficulties.· special courses for students with moderate learning difficulties
disabled – this word is old-fashioned and is now considered offensive. It is better to say that someone has learning difficulties or has special needs.
someone who is in a wheelchair because they cannot walk: · There is easy access for wheelchair users.
someone who is unable to move the lower part of their body, including their legs: · He had a riding accident, which left him a paraplegic.
someone who is permanently unable to move any part of their body below their neck
Longman Language Activatordisabled someone who is disabled cannot use a part of their body, for example their legs or their arms: · David goes to a special school for disabled children.· Her son is disabled and she has to take care of him all the time.the disabled: · The governor has guaranteed health care for pregnant women, preschool children, and the disabled.disabled toilets/parking etc (=for disabled people)
someone who is handicapped has serious difficulty using part of their body or mind: · She works with handicapped teenagers.mentally handicapped (=handicapped in the mind): · a school for mentally handicapped children
people with special needs need different teaching methods, special equipment etc because they are physically or mentally disabled: have special needs/with special needs: · a school for children with special needs
people with learning difficulties have difficulty learning at the same rate as most other people: · He's studying to teach children who have learning difficulties.
a physical or mental problem that makes someone disabled a problem with part of your body which makes it difficult for you to walk, talk, see etc: · There are special courses for people with disabilities.· Because of his disability, he depended on his wife to dress him, feed him and bathe him.learning disability: · Studies say exposure to loud continuous noise can cause learning disabilities and behavioral problems in children.
a mental or physical problem that makes someone disabled: · We help people with mental or physical handicaps to find work.· Babies of alcoholic mothers can be born with a severe degree of handicap.
not disabled not disabled - use this when you are comparing disabled people with people who are not disabled: · Disabled students face different problems from their able-bodied friends.
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nounbirthmark, nounbite, verbbite, nounblack and blue, adjectiveBlack Death, the, black eye, nounblackout, nounbleed, verbbleeding, nounblind, verbblister, nounblister, verbblood bank, nounblood donor, nounblood poisoning, nounbloodshot, adjectiveblood transfusion, nounbloody, adjectivebloody, verbblue baby, nounboil, nounbotulism, nounbrain damage, nounbreakdown, nounbronchitis, nounbruise, nounbruise, verbBSE, nounbubonic plague, nounbug, nounbulimia, nounbump, nounbunion, nounbuzz, verbcalloused, adjectivecallus, nouncancer, nouncandida, nouncanker, nouncarbuncle, nouncarcinogen, nouncarcinogenic, adjectivecarcinoma, nouncardiac, adjectivecardiovascular, adjectivecaries, nouncarpal tunnel syndrome, nouncarrier, nouncarry, verbcarsick, adjectivecast, nouncasualty, nouncataract, nouncatarrh, nouncatatonic, adjectivecatching, adjectivecauliflower ear, nouncerebral palsy, nouncertify, verbcervical smear, nounchapped, adjectivecharley horse, nounchemotherapy, nounchesty, adjectivechicken 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noundeformity, noundegenerative, adjectivedehydrate, verbdelirious, adjectivedelirium, noundelusion, noundementia, noundengue fever, noundepression, noundermatitis, noundiabetes, noundiabetic, adjectivediabetic, noundiagnosis, noundialysis, noundiaper rash, noundiarrhoea, noundiphtheria, noundisability, noundisable, verbdisabled, adjectivedischarge, verbdisease, noundisgorge, verbdislocate, verbdisorder, noundissipated, adjectivedissipation, noundistemper, noundistend, verbdizzy, adjectivedoddering, adjectivedoddery, adjectivedonate, verbdonor, noundouble vision, noundoughy, adjectivedown, adverbDown's syndrome, noundrawn, adjectivedressing, noundrinker, noundrunk, adjectivedrunk, noundrunken, adjectivedull, adjectivedumb, adjectiveDVT, noundysentery, noundyslexia, noundyspepsia, noundyspeptic, adjectiveearache, nouneating disorder, nounEbola, nounectopic pregnancy, nouneczema, nounemaciated, adjectiveemasculate, verbembolism, nounemphysema, nounencephalitis, nounendoscope, nounenervate, verbenteritis, nounepidemic, nounepilepsy, nounepileptic, adjectiveepileptic, nounetiology, nounexcruciating, adjectiveexposure, nouneyeless, adjectiveeye strain, nounfail, verbfaint, nounfester, verbfever, nounfever blister, nounfevered, adjectivefeverish, adjectivefirst aid, nounfit, nounflat feet, nounflat-footed, adjectiveflu, nounfood poisoning, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounfracture, verbfracture, nounfrostbite, noungall, noungammy, adjectiveganglion, noungangrene, noungas, noungash, noungastric, adjectivegastritis, noungastroenteritis, nounGerman measles, nounget, verbgingivitis, nounglandular fever, nounglaucoma, noungnarled, adjectivegonorrhea, noungout, noungrand mal, noungraze, verbgraze, noungriping, adjectivegroggy, adjectivegrowing pains, noungrowth, noungush, verbgynaecology, nounhacking cough, nounhaemophilia, nounhaemophiliac, nounhaemorrhage, nounhaemorrhage, verbhaemorrhoids, nounhalitosis, nounhandicap, nounhandicapped, adjectivehangover, nounhard of hearing, adjectiveharelip, nounhay fever, nounheadache, nounhealth, nounheart attack, nounheartburn, nounheart disease, nounheart failure, nounheat exhaustion, nounheat rash, nounheatstroke, nounheave, verbhepatitis, nounhernia, nounherpes, nounHIV, nounhormone replacement therapy, nounhospital, nounhospitalize, verbhot flush, nounhousebound, adjectiveHRT, nounhump, nounhumpback, nounhunchback, nounhungover, adjectivehydrophobia, nounhypertension, nounhypothermia, nounhysterectomy, nounhysteria, nounhysterical, adjectiveillness, nounimmune, adjectiveimmune system, nounimmunity, nounimmunize, verbimmunology, nounimpacted, adjectiveimpediment, nounimpetigo, nounimpotent, adjectiveincision, nounincontinent, adjectiveincubate, verbincurable, adjectiveindigestion, nounindisposed, adjectiveindisposition, nouninfantile, adjectiveinfantile paralysis, nouninfect, verbinfected, adjectiveinfection, nouninfectious, adjectiveinfirmity, nouninflammation, nouninflammatory, adjectiveinfluenza, nouninfusion, nouningrowing, adjectiveinoculate, verbinoperable, adjectiveinsane, adjectiveinsanity, nouninsomnia, nouninsomniac, nouninstability, nounintensive care, nounintravenous, adjectiveinvalid, nouninvalidity, nouninvasive, adjectiveirregular, adjectiveirritable bowel syndrome, nounirritant, nounirritate, verbirritated, adjectiveirritation, noun-ism, suffixisolation, nounjaundice, nounjaundiced, adjectivejet lag, nounknock-kneed, adjectiveknotted, adjectivelaceration, nounlaryngitis, nounlegionnaire's disease, nounleper, nounleprosy, nounlesion, nounleukemia, nounlisp, nounlisteria, nounliverish, adjectivelockjaw, nounlong-sighted, adjectiveloose, adjectivelozenge, nounlumbago, nounlunacy, nounLyme disease, nounmad cow disease, nounmalady, nounmalaise, nounmalaria, nounmalformation, nounmalignancy, nounmalignant, adjectivemalnourished, adjectivemalnutrition, nounmange, nounmangy, adjectivemania, nounmanic, adjectivemanic depression, nounmastitis, nounME, nounmeasles, nounmedicinal, adjectivemegalomania, nounmegalomaniac, nounmelancholia, nounmelancholic, adjectivemelanoma, nounmend, verbmeningitis, nounmentally handicapped, adjectivemigraine, nounmild, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmole, nounmongol, nounmono, nounmononucleosis, nounmorbid, adjectivemorning sickness, nounmoron, nounmotion sickness, nounmotor neurone disease, nounMRI, nounMRSA, nounMS, nounmultiple sclerosis, nounmumps, nounmurmur, nounmusclebound, adjectivemuscular dystrophy, nounmute, adjectivemute, nounmyopia, nounmyopic, adjectivemyxomatosis, nounnarcolepsy, nounnausea, nounnauseate, verbnauseous, adjectivenearsighted, adjectivenervous breakdown, nounnettle rash, nounneuralgia, nounneurosis, nounneurotic, adjectivenosebleed, nounnotifiable, adjectiveNSU, nounobesity, nounoff-colour, adjectiveoperate, verboperation, nounophthalmic, adjectiveophthalmology, noun-osis, suffixosteoarthritis, nounosteopathy, nounosteoporosis, nounoutpatient, nounoverbite, nounpacemaker, nounpaediatrics, nounpale, adjectivepallid, adjectivepallor, nounpalpitate, verbpalpitations, nounpalsy, nounpandemic, nounparalyse, verbparalysed, adjectiveparalysis, nounparalytic, adjectiveparalytic, nounparanoia, nounparaplegia, nounparaplegic, nounparasitic, adjectiveParkinson's disease, nounparoxysm, nounpasty, adjectivepasty-faced, adjectivepathogen, nounpathological, adjectivepathology, nounpeaked, adjectivepeaky, adjectivepellagra, nounpeptic ulcer, nounperforated, adjectiveperiod pain, nounperitonitis, nounpernicious anaemia, nounpersecution complex, nounpestilence, nounpestilential, adjectivepetit mal, nounpharyngitis, nounphlebitis, nounphlegm, noun-phobic, suffixphysiotherapy, nounpigeon-toed, adjectivepins and needles, nounplacebo, nounplague, nounplaque, nounplaster cast, nounpleurisy, nounPMS, nounPMT, nounpneumonia, nounpockmark, nounpockmarked, adjectivepoisoning, nounpolio, nounpolyp, nounpoor, adjectivepost-traumatic stress disorder, nounpremenstrual tension, nounprescribe, verbprescription, nounpreventive medicine, nounprickle, verbprickly heat, nounprognosis, nounprolapse, nounprophylactic, adjectiveprophylactic, nounprophylaxis, nounpsoriasis, nounpsychopath, nounpsychosis, nounpsychosomatic, adjectivepsychotic, adjectivepuffy, adjectivepull, verbpurulent, adjectivepus, nounpustule, nounqueasy, adjectiverabid, adjectiverabies, nounradiation sickness, nounradiography, nounrash, nounraw, adjectivereact, verbreaction, nounreceive, verbrecuperate, verbrecuperative, adjectiveregurgitate, verbrelapse, verbremission, nounrepetitive strain injury, nounresistance, nounrespond, verbretch, verbRhesus factor, nounrheumatic, adjectiverheumatic fever, nounrheumatism, nounrheumatoid arthritis, nounrickets, nounringworm, nounRSI, nounrubella, nounrun-down, adjectiverunny, adjectiverupture, nounsaddle-sore, adjectivesalmonella, nounscab, nounscabby, adjectivescabies, nounscald, verbscald, nounscaly, adjectivescar, nounscar, verbscarlet fever, nounschizophrenia, nounsciatica, nounsclerosis, nounscrape, verbscrape, nounscratch, nounscurvy, nounseasick, adjectiveseizure, nounself-examination, nounsenile, adjectivesenile dementia, nounsenseless, adjectivesepsis, nounseptic, adjectivesepticaemia, nounserum, nounset, verbsexually transmitted disease, nounshell shock, nounshell-shocked, adjectiveshingles, nounshock, nounshort-sighted, adjectivesickle-cell anaemia, nounsickly, adjectivesickness, nounside effect, nounsightless, adjectivesimple fracture, nounsleeping sickness, nounslipped disc, nounsmallpox, nounsnakebite, nounsnow blindness, nounsore, adjectivesore, nounspastic, adjectivespecial needs, nounspecimen, nounspina bifida, nounsprain, verbsputum, nounsquint, verbsquint, nounstammer, nounstarvation, nounstarve, verbSTD, nounstomachache, nounstone, nounstrain, nounstrain, verbstrangulated, adjectivestrep throat, nounstroke, nounsty, nounsuccumb, verbsufferer, nounsunstroke, nounsuperbug, nounsurgical, adjectiveswelling, nounswollen, adjectivesymptom, nounsymptomatic, adjectivesyndrome, nounsyphilis, nounTB, nountear, verbtetanus, nountherapeutic, adjectivetherapy, nounthrombosis, nounthrush, nountic, nountight, adjectivetingle, verbtinnitus, nountipsy, adjectivetonsillitis, nountoothache, nountorment, nountourniquet, nountoxaemia, nountoxic shock syndrome, nountraction, nountransfusion, nountrauma, nountravel sickness, nountreatment, nountremor, nountuberculosis, nountumour, nountunnel vision, nountwinge, nountwitch, nountyphoid, nountyphus, nounulcer, nounulcerate, verbultrasound, noununderweight, adjectiveundressed, adjectiveunhealthy, adjectiveuntreated, adjectivevaccinate, verbvaccine, nounvaricose veins, nounVD, nounvenereal disease, nounverruca, nounvertigo, nounviral, adjectivevirology, nounvirulent, adjectivevomit, verbvomit, nounwart, nounweak, adjectiveweal, nounweep, verbwheeze, verbwheeze, nounwheezy, adjectivewhiplash, nounwhooping cough, nounwind, nounwithered, adjectivewound, nounwrench, verbwriter's cramp, nounyaws, nounyeast infection, nounyellow fever, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a severely disabled polio patient If you are elderly or physically disabled, massage can be beneficial. teachers who work with learning disabled children (=children who have problems learning)
a severely disabled polio patient If you are elderly or physically disabled, massage can be beneficial. teachers who work with learning disabled children (=children who have problems learning) (=for physically disabled people)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· The attack left her physically disabled.
British English (=be on an official list of a particular group)
· An unnecessary operation left him severely disabled.
British English (=one for disabled people)· Is there a disabled toilet?
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Will they be as disabled as current cohorts?· The absolute number of adults classed as disabled increases continuously with age up to 79 years and then decreases slightly.· This applies particularly to students on long-term medication and those registered as disabled persons.· Above all, she wanted people not to think of her as disabled.· Of the 23 health and caring professionals who had been accepted for training as disabled people, eight had experienced difficulty.
· Critics say the policy puts mentally disabled people on to the streets and is part of the creeping privatisation of the health service.· Since the 1959 Mental Health Act the services have increasingly extended their help to the mentally disabled, where this seems suitable.· Sam is physically and mentally disabled and also blind.· They're treated as if they're mentally disabled and are sometimes even drugged.· Everything in its new gallery has been made carved painted by mentally disabled people.· Physically and mentally disabled Beverley was deaf dumb and blind and weighed just four stone when she died.· It's supposed to help the vulnerable, the elderly, frail, physically and mentally disabled.
· Each centre will be designed to help even the most physically disabled or confused people move around and orient themselves easily.· A further day is proposed on the subject of teaching the elderly and/or physically disabled.· Design Detailed personal interview and physical assessment of physically disabled adults; personal or telephone interview with carers.· It's a genetic condition which means she's been physically disabled from birth.· They contain fewer households with cars, more mentally and physically disabled and more of those with limited educational qualifications.· One employs 12 care assistants, whose services are provided free to physically disabled clients.· Dementia prevalence is higher among those who are physically disabled.
· About 70 percent of those elderly persons living with younger people are severely disabled.· It's a challenge for the cast, some of whom are severely disabled.· However, it is not just the severely disabled who can benefit from computers.· She is severely disabled and he takes her everywhere.· Fears that disabled drivers particularly the severely disabled will find it impossible to shop in the town were raised.· Subjects 181 severely disabled adults and their carers.· The state depends on these relationships for the support of the vast majority of severely disabled old people.· The Independent Living Fund has proved a great success in giving severely disabled people an opportunity to live in the community.
NOUN· Subjects 181 severely disabled adults and their carers.· Discussion Inadequacy of services for young physically disabled adults has been emphasised in several reports.
· Accountability Many people are uncertain about accepting that disabled artists might also be accountable to a disabled constituency.· If we are to move beyond this state of affairs, the cultural task for disabled artists and culture workers is threefold.· Could insight about the music of one disabled artist have some particular relevance to other disabled musicians?· Attending a weekly group for disabled artists, workshops revolve around dance, drama, art and music.
· That is something that special educators have, so far, lamentably failed to offer disabled children and their families.· Annual trips and holidays are organised for disabled children, providing them with an opportunity to experience different environments.· Three day courses are provided yearly for teachers with disabled children in their classes.· She visited an alcohol and drug abuse centre, opened a £600,000 swimming pool for disabled children and toured a factory.· The cash will be used to buy a computer which will be adapted for use by disabled children.· You have a child who is disabled and for whom you receive the disabled child premium.· Get involved with deprived or disabled children.· Ron wants to raise money for disabled children, whom he has worked with for many years.
· The reason is that the opportunities for disabled drivers to test specially-adapted vehicles are limited.· This is asked as an avid fan of Landies and being a disabled driver.· It's a serious concern for women, the elderly and disabled drivers.· New rules: Rules change on Monday for disabled drivers using orange badge parking discs.· Fears that disabled drivers particularly the severely disabled will find it impossible to shop in the town were raised.· And it's the disabled driver who's expected to guide the pony and carriage through a tortuous maze of obstacles.· Councillors agreed with the recommendation by Darlington Borough Council not to have special exemptions for disabled drivers.
· These data show that this is indeed a very disabled group of people.· The measures were introduced following consultation with the public and disabled groups and will be monitored during an 18 month pilot scheme.· Officialdom, rightly, puts itself out finding representatives for and of women, ethnic minorities and disabled groups.· The disabled group have been told it could be ten years before a bridge with ramps is installed at Leominster.· Yet when pedestrianisation was first announced the city's shopkeepers, taxi drivers and disabled groups kicked up a fuss.
· Howson started production in a former collar factory off the Old Kent Road with a workforce of five disabled men.· Car joy: Prince Charles presented a £54,000 hi-tech van to disabled man who then took him for a spin.· Ron Preddy, a registered disabled man who gradually developed the confidence to speak out.
· As homeowners, disabled people are more likely than other households to experience poor housing conditions.· Access to housing Most housing departments failed to integrate disabled people into their allocation policies.· Many of the disabled people who use the centre cook their own meals in the kitchen.· Existing employment law in turn has failed to protect the employment expectations of disabled people.· No legal framework prevails to enable disabled people to counteract discrimination, unfair employment practices, problems of access, etc.· The issue of disability culture was highlighted, with the role of disabled people viewed as being isolated away from wider society.· The charity that provides the opportunities and facilities for disabled people to take part in sport.· The Independent Living Fund has proved a great success in giving severely disabled people an opportunity to live in the community.
· When a disabled person applied for housing they would generally be referred for medical assessment.· It can cost £2,000-£3,000 to kit out a disabled person with all the equipment needed to communicate.· Similarly, disabled persons needed to be enabled by appropriate technology.· However, the disabled person has to secure the job first.· This applies particularly to students on long-term medication and those registered as disabled persons.· The Bill sought to prohibit employment discrimination against qualified disabled persons on the ground of their disability.· As mentioned earlier, social services departments can and do make adaptations to premises to make life easier for the disabled person.
· Taylor Rouse is a very small hostel for disabled students.· His brief was to design an item of cutlery with and not for a disabled student.· I am thinking in particular of disabled students and students with children.· For example, disabled students can be timetabled into ground floor rooms.· It is recognised that one of the areas where immediate progress can be made is in assisting disabled students.· The premises have been designed with the disabled student in mind.· Disabled students Finally, disabled students also face particular problems.· Special arrangements can be made for disabled students.
· In designing it, special consideration has been given to the needs of the disabled visitor.· The boats can be viewed from the Quay but disabled visitors may find difficulty boarding them.· There is good access for disabled visitors.· We welcome disabled visitors to whom we offer excellent purpose-built accommodation with parking adjacent to all rooms.
· Recently Darlington's centre organiser, Barbara Murchie, travelled to London to escort a disabled woman to her new home.
· Will he acknowledge that Government Departments have not even come near their own target of 3 percent. disabled workers?· The comparative method discloses a number of key issues which any legislation guaranteeing equal employment rights for disabled workers must address.· Read in studio Scores of disabled workers are to lose their jobs after a council decided to stop subsidising their workshops.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
- Doors should be wide enough to provide access for the disabled.
WORD FAMILYnounability ≠ inabilitydisabilityadjectiveable ≠ unabledisabledverbenable ≠ disableadverbably
1someone who is disabled cannot use a part of their body properly, or cannot learn easily: a support group for parents of disabled children a severely disabled polio patientphysically/mentally disabled If you are elderly or physically disabled, massage can be beneficial. teachers who work with learning disabled children (=children who have problems learning)disabled parking/toilet/access etc (=for physically disabled people)2the disabled [plural] people who are disabled: The theatre has good access for the disabled.THESAURUSdisabled not able to use a part of your body properly or not able to learn normally, because of a permanent problem: · Disabled people should have the same rights and choices as everyone else.· Elaine is severely disabled and relies on 24 hour care.· The charity provides opportunities and facilities for disabled people to take part in sport.special needs if someone has special needs, they have physical or mental disabilities: · a school for children with special needs· A woman whose five-year-old son has special needs has accused her local education authority of failing to provide him with a decent education.learning difficulties/disabilities if someone has learning difficulties, they have difficulty learning basic skills or information: · A child’s behavioural problems may be associated with learning difficulties.· special courses for students with moderate learning difficultieshandicapped disabled – this word is old-fashioned and is now considered offensive. It is better to say that someone has learning difficulties or has special needs.wheelchair user someone who is in a wheelchair because they cannot walk: · There is easy access for wheelchair users.paraplegic someone who is unable to move the lower part of their body, including their legs: · He had a riding accident, which left him a paraplegic.quadriplegic someone who is permanently unable to move any part of their body below their neck