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handicapped

/ˈhændikæpt/noun, verb, adjective3 syllables

Handicapped means: injure permanently.

Synonyms for handicapped8

noun, as in people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped

verb, as in injure permanently

disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap

verb, as in put at a disadvantage

handicap, hinder, hamper

verb, as in attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

adjective, as in the total or partial absence of a person's bodily or mental functions, including the absence of a part of a person's body

What does handicapped mean?5

verb

1

injure permanently“He was disabled in a car accident”

2

put at a disadvantage“The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements”

3

attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

adjective

1

the total or partial absence of a person's bodily or mental functions, including the absence of a part of a person's body

noun

1

people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped“technology to help the elderly and the disabled”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Handicapped in a sentence

  • In the future, we won't be handicapped by old age._undertoad
  • Emi gave her seat to a handicapped man.CN
  • Volunteers collected donations for the benefit of the handicapped.CK
  • Our university authorities are considering the admission of handicapped students.unknown
  • She devoted her life to helping the handicapped.CK
  • You can't park in a handicapped parking space unless you have a special permit.Source_VOA
  • No physically handicapped person ought ever be ignored.Grst4Ntmlgystz485791
  • The mentally handicapped are more vulnerable to abuse than the general population.CarpeLanam

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of handicapped

as a noun

plural
handicappeds