Disabled
[dɪs'eɪbld] or [dɪs'ebld]
Definition
(noun.) people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; 'technology to help the elderly and the disabled'.
(adj.) incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Disable
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See DISABILITY]
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Examples
- A certain amount of baggage was allowed per man, and saddle animals were to be furnished to commissioned officers and to all disabled persons. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- If I could but touch them the huge bulk would be disabled for hours and escape once more possible. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- All sick and disabled soldiers will be left in these hospitals. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On the night of the 22d of April they ran the batteries, five getting through more or less disabled while one was sunk. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Two of the strongest of our gunboats had been disabled, presumably beyond the possibility of rendering any present assistance. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The Henry Clay was disabled and deserted by her crew. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Yet divided and disabled as she was, she could yet count some notable victories to her credit. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The damage done to the fort by these shells was very slight, only two or three cannon being disabled in the fort. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Mr. Micawber, with a perfect miracle of dexterity or luck, caught his advancing knuckles with the ruler, and disabled his right hand. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Not half of them were disabled for any length of time. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But, although disabled from active work, Mr. Roebling continued to superintend the vast project through the constant mediation of his wife. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- He received this with a laugh like the whirring sound in a disabled clock. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Several more were disabled for life; and those who escaped best carried the marks of the conflict to the grave with them. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The old and physically disabled furnished a good portion of these. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- For, of course my being disabled could now be no longer kept out of view. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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