disabledadjective
uk/dɪˈseɪ.bəld/us/dɪˈseɪ.bəld/B1 not having one or more of the physical or mental abilities that most people have:
The accident left him severely disabled.
B1 [ before noun ] specially relating to or intended for disabled people:
The library does not have disabled access.
More examples
- How would disabled people escape in an emergency?
- Parking restrictions do not extend to disabled people.
- The new law should allow more disabled people to enter the mainstream of American life.
- They cared for their disabled son for 27 years, at great personal sacrifice.
- We hope our work will help to change popular misconceptions about disabled people.
disablednoun [ plural ]
uk/dɪˈseɪ.bəld/us/dɪˈseɪ.bəld/the disabled
people who are disabled:
It is often very difficult for the disabled to find jobs.