What does disability mean?
Definitions for disability
ˌdɪs əˈbɪl ɪ tidis·abil·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
disability, disablement, handicap, impairmentnoun
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
"reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
Wiktionary
disabilitynoun
State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like.
disabilitynoun
Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency.
disabilitynoun
Regular payments received by a disabled person, usually from the state
Etymology: Circa 1570.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Disabilitynoun
Etymology: from disable.
Our consideration of creatures, and attention unto scriptures, are not in themselves things of like disability to breed or beget faith. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 22.
Many withdrew themselves out of pure faintness, and disability to attend the conclusion. Walter Raleigh, Hist. World.
He that knows most of himself, knows least of his knowledge, and the exercised understanding is conscious of its disability. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps. c. 27.
The ability of mankind does not lie in the impotency or disabilities of brutes. John Locke.
A suit is commenced in a temporal court for an inheritance, and the defendant pleads in disability, that the plaintiff is a bastard. John Ayliffe, Parergon.
It is true, indeed, that this disadvantage which the dissenters at present lie under, of a disability to receive church preferments, will be easily remedied by the repeal of the test. Jonathan Swift, Adv. Rep. Sacr. Test.
Wikipedia
Disability
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors. Disabilities can be present from birth or can be acquired during a person's lifetime. Historically, disabilities have only been recognized based on a narrow set of criteria—however, disabilities are not binary and can be present in unique characteristics depending on the individual. A disability may be readily visible, or invisible in nature.
ChatGPT
disability
Disability is a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities. It may be present from birth or occur during a person's lifetime, and can significantly impact an individual's ability to function in various aspects of life including mobility, learning, communication, social interaction, or self-care.
Webster Dictionary
Disabilitynoun
state of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like
Disabilitynoun
want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency
Wikidata
Disability
Disability is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, or some combination of these. A disability may be present from birth, or occur during a person's lifetime. An individual may also qualify as disabled if he/she has had an impairment in the past or is seen as disabled based on a personal or group standard or norm. Such impairments may include physical, sensory, and cognitive or developmental disabilities. Mental disorders and various types of chronic disease may also qualify as disabilities. Some advocates object to describing certain conditions as "disabilities", arguing that it is more appropriate to consider them developmental differences that have been unfairly stigmatized by society.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
disability
State of being disabled; want of competent physical or intellectual power. When a soldier becomes disabled from exposure, accidents, or other causes, he is discharged from the service on a surgeon’s certificate of disability, which enables him to draw a pension.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'disability' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4743
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'disability' in Nouns Frequency: #1718
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disability in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disability in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of disability in a Sentence
In five years, when kids are diagnosed with a learning disability, we can never say it was from the lead, or if that kid was always supposed to have a brain disability.
People made fun of (me) because of the disability and said (I) shouldnt be playing.
I was not imitating. I would never -- who would ever do that? If somebody had a disability, who would mock a disability? I would never. I'm a smart person ... Who would ever mock somebody, especially if you're running for office? i would have not done it, because it's confusing.
The VA's been right up there with disability pay, they pay for the caregiving I get in the mornings. I've got a wheelchair from them, a wheelchair ramp; those range from ($20,000) to $50,000. I have a wheelchair van (and) a special housing grant from the VA that allowed me to get an elevator so I can stay in my home and live in all of it, not just one floor.
Mr. Trump donates millions and millions of dollars, each and every year in order to combat disabilities, mr. Trump is not the type of individual that's gonna make fun of somebody's disability.
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- عجزArabic
- неправоспособност, недъгавост, неспособностBulgarian
- postiženíCzech
- BehinderungGerman
- discapacidad, incapacidadSpanish
- infirmité, pension d'invalidité, handicap, invaliditéFrench
- հաշմանդամությունArmenian
- disabilitasIndonesian
- 身体障害Japanese
- инвалидитет, неспособностMacedonian
- нетрудоспособность, неспособность, инвалидность, бессилие, неправоспособностьRussian
- sakatlıkTurkish
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