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handicapped
hand·i·capped H0043350 (hăn′dē-kăpt′) Usage Problem adj.1. Physically or mentally disabled: a pool equipped for handicapped swimmers.2. Intended for people who have a disability: a handicapped parking space.n. (used with a pl. verb) People who have a disability considered as a group. Often used with the.Usage Note: Although handicapped is widely used in both law and everyday speech to refer to people having physical or mental disabilities, those described by the word tend to prefer the expressions disabled or people with disabilities. Handicapped may imply a helplessness that is not suggested by the more forthright disabled. It is also felt that some stigma may attach to the word handicapped because of its origin in the phrase hand in cap, actually derived from a game of chance but sometimes mistakenly believed to involve the image of a beggar. See Usage Note at disabled.handicapped (ˈhændɪˌkæpt) adj1. (Medicine) physically disabled2. (Psychology) psychol denoting a person whose social behaviour or emotional reactions are in some way impaired3. (Individual Sports, other than specified) (of a competitor) assigned a handicapUsage: Nowadays the use of the word handicapped to describe people with disabilities is generally considered inappropriate. It is preferable to refer to someone as having a disability and to talk about people with disabilitieshand•i•capped (ˈhæn diˌkæpt) usage: See cripple.—
adj. 1. physically or mentally disabled. 2. (of a contestant) marked by, being under, or having a handicap. n. 3. the handicapped, handicapped persons collectively. [1910–15]disabled handicappedSomeone who is disabled has an illness, injury or condition that restricts the way they can live, especially by making it difficult for them to move about. There are many practical problems encountered by disabled people in the workplace.Some people use handicapped with this meaning, but many people find this offensive. The most sensitive ways of referring to people with a restricting physical condition are to call them people with disabilities or people with special needs. Those who will gain the most are people with disabilities and their carers.Employers should pay for the training of young people with special needs.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  handicapped - people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; "technology to help the elderly and the disabled"disabledpeople - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"the halt - (archaic) lame persons collectively; "the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind"--Luke 14:21 | | Adj. | 1. | handicapped - incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illnessdisabledunfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" |
handicappedadjective disabled, impaired, invalid, incapacitated, infirm financial help for visually handicapped workersTranslationshandicap (ˈhӕndikӕp) noun1. something that makes doing something more difficult. The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist. 妨礙 障碍，不利条件 2. (in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning. 在賽跑或競賽中設定對強者較不利條件或使弱者略佔優勢(如:賽跑須跑較長距離) 加给强对手的不利条件，使参赛者中的优者跑较远、增加负重等 3. a race, competition etc in which this happens. (設定對強者較不利或使弱者略佔優勢條件的)讓步賽 （给优者不利条件的一种比赛）让步赛 4. (a form of) physical or mental disability. children with physical handicaps. 殘障 残废 verb – past tense, past participle ˈhandicapped – to make something (more) difficult for. He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness. 妨礙 妨碍，使不利 ˈhandicapped adjectiveHe is physically handicapped and cannot walk; a handicapped child. 殘障的 残疾的handicapped
handicapped1. physically disabled 2. Psychol denoting a person whose social behaviour or emotional reactions are in some way impaired 3. Sport (of a competitor) assigned a handicap handicapped
handicapped (hăn′dē-kăpt′) Usage Problem adj.1. Physically or mentally disabled: a pool equipped for handicapped swimmers.2. Intended for people who have a disability: a handicapped parking space.n. (used with a pl. verb) People who have a disability considered as a group. Often used with the.politically correct Politically sensitive adjective Referring to language reflecting awareness and sensitivity to another person's physical, mental, cultural, or other disadvantages or deviations from a norm; a person is not mentally retarded, but rather mentally challenged; a person is not obese but rather has an eating disorder, etc Politically correct-a microglossary Former term PC term American Indian Native American Black African American Demented Disoriented, severely confused Handicapped Disadvantaged Homophobic Heterosexually biased Housebound Domestic (American) Indian Native American Mentally retarded Mentally disabled or challenged Obese Large, ample, right-sized Oriental Asian Physically handicapped Physically disadvantaged Poorly educated Educationally disadvantaged Racist Culturally insensitive Stupid Educationally challenged Politically correct ad absurdum–a microglossary PCAA term Translation Colorful Flaky, fruity Detail oriented Anal-retentive or, if extreme, obsessive compulsive Eccentric Nuts, weird Enthusiastic & hopeful Insufferably arrogant Follicly challenged Bald Knowledge deficient Ignorant Obtunded Stupid Sexual arts specialist Prostitute, hooker Sexual arts aficionado Slut, sleaze Vertically challenged Short Vertically enhanced Tall Visually challenged Myopic
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Synonyms for handicappedadj disabledSynonyms- disabled
- impaired
- invalid
- incapacitated
- infirm
Synonyms for handicappednoun people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicappedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illnessSynonymsRelated Words |