Someone who is disabled has an illness, injury, or condition that tends to restrict the way that they can live their life, especially by making it difficult for them to move about.
...practical problems encountered by disabled people in the workplace.
Synonyms: with a disability, paralysed More Synonyms of disabled
People who are disabled are sometimes referred to as the disabled. This use could cause offence.
There are toilet facilities for the disabled.
disabled in British English
(dɪˈseɪbəld)
adjective
a.
(of a person) having a physical or mental condition that restricts them in their ability to move or use their senses
b. often offensive
(as collective noun; preceded by the)
the disabled
▶ USAGE It is better to refer to people with physical disabilities of various kinds by describingthe specific difficulty in question rather than talking about the disabled as a group, which is considered somewhat offensive. Some people also object to theword disabled to refer to facilities for people with disabilities, and prefer the word accessible
disabled in American English
(dɪsˈeibəld)
adjective
1.
injured; incapacitated
noun
2. (used with a pl. v.) sometimes offensive (usually preceded by the)
persons who are injured, or incapacitated
Ramps have been installed at the entrances to accommodate the disabled
Word origin
[1625–35; disable + -ed2]
disabled in Insurance
(dɪseɪbəld)
adjective
(Insurance: Medical insurance)
If a person is disabled, they are unable to use one or more parts of their body properly.
A medical examination may also be used to determine whether an insured claiming disabilityis actually disabled.
If you become totally disabled before age 60, your disability payments will continue until your disability ceasesor until you reach age 65, whichever is first.
If a person is disabled, they are unable to use one or more parts of their body properly.
Examples of 'disabled' in a sentence
disabled
The delays gave a window to vent the unhelpful attitudes disabled people experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is unacceptable that disabled people who want to work struggle to find the opportunity to do so.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was also heard she needed to care for her ten-year-old disabled son.
The Sun (2016)
It is not a problem for disabled people alone, but for the ageing population as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The companies that house and treat elderly, infirm and disabled people are fleeing the sector after suffering heavy losses.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There are some strong statistics backing up the case for employing disabled people.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We will fund a scheme to provide free bus transport for the elderly and disabled.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She was the primary carer for her disabled son.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
All of us are disabled in some way.
Christianity Today (2000)
Their legacy should be to improve the lot of disabled people more widely.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Pregnant mums and carers of disabled or elderly people can have it too.
The Sun (2015)
Especially reading emails from people who are injured or when one of their loved ones is disabled.
The Sun (2009)
So what needs to be done to improve the employment prospects of disabled people?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And just one in six disabled participants had found a role.
The Sun (2013)
This leaves hundreds of thousands of elderly and disabled people at risk of being exploited by expensive agencies and cowboys.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He also to arrange visits by the disabled son of a prisoner who was depressed after six months without family visits.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The bigger challenge is to transform the way disabled people are viewed, valued and included in society.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Struggling to support his wife and disabled teenage son, he has taken a second job at a car wash.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Drama about a mother who moves her family across America to ensure her disabled son lives as normal a life as possible.
The Sun (2009)
In other languages
disabled
British English: disabled /dɪˈseɪbld/ ADJECTIVE
Someone who is disabled has an illness, injury, or condition that tends to restrict the way that they can live their life, especially by making it difficult for them to move about.
...practical problems encountered by disabled people in the workplace.
American English: disabled
Arabic: عاجِز
Brazilian Portuguese: deficiente
Chinese: 残障的
Croatian: invalid
Czech: postižený
Danish: handicappet
Dutch: invalide
European Spanish: discapacitado
Finnish: vammainen
French: handicapé
German: behindert
Greek: ανάπηρος
Italian: disabile
Japanese: 身体障害のある
Korean: 장애가 있는
Norwegian: funksjonshemmet
Polish: niepełnosprawny
European Portuguese: deficiente
Romanian: handicapat
Russian: недееспособный
Latin American Spanish: discapacitado
Swedish: funktionshindrad
Thai: พิการ
Turkish: özürlü
Ukrainian: скалічений
Vietnamese: tàn tật
British English: disabled /dɪˈseɪbld/ NOUN
People who are disabled are sometimes referred to as the disabled.
There are toilet facilities for the disabled.
American English: disabled
Arabic: مُعَاق
Brazilian Portuguese: deficientes
Chinese: 残疾人
Croatian: osobe s invaliditetom
Czech: postižení
Danish: handicappet
Dutch: gehandicapten
European Spanish: discapacitados
Finnish: vammaiset
French: handicapés
German: Behinderte
Greek: άτομα με αναπηρία
Italian: disabili
Japanese: 身体障害者
Korean: 장애인
Norwegian: de funksjonshemmede
Polish: niepełnosprawni
European Portuguese: deficientes
Romanian: persoană cu deficiențe
Russian: инвалиды
Latin American Spanish: minusválidos
Swedish: funktionshindrade
Thai: คนพิการ
Turkish: özürlüler
Ukrainian: інвалід
Vietnamese: người tàn tật
All related terms of 'disabled'
disable
If an injury or illness disables someone, it affects them so badly that it restricts the way that they can live their life.
disabled list
the people who are unable to participate in a sport as expected , due to illness or injury
non-disabled
not disabled
war-disabled
→ the war-disabled
disabled access
If you have access to a building or other place, you are able or allowed to go into it.
disabled child
A child is a human being who is not yet an adult .
disabled driver
The driver of a vehicle is the person who is driving it.
learning-disabled
having a condition which limits one's capacity to learn
registered disabled
on a local authority register under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
the war-disabled
those people who have been disabled by war
developmental disability
a disability , as mental retardation or cerebral palsy , that begins at an early age and continues indefinitely , leading to substantial handicap
Chinese translation of 'disabled'
disabled
(dɪsˈeɪbld)
adj
(physically) 伤(傷)残(殘)的 (shāngcán de)
(mentally) 残(殘)疾的 (cánjí de)
n pl
the disabled残(殘)疾人 (cánjírén)
(adjective)
Definition
(of a person) having a physical or mental condition that restricts them in their ability to move or use their senses
the practical problems encountered by disabled people in the workplace
Synonyms
with a disability
paralysed
handicapped (old-fashioned, offensive)
Usage note
Referring to people with disabilities as the disabled can cause offence and should be avoided. Instead, use people with disabilities or disabled people.