What does disabling mean?
Definitions for disabling
dis·abling
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Princeton's WordNet
crippling, disabling, incapacitatingadjective
that cripples or disables or incapacitates
"a crippling injury"
disabling, disqualifyingadjective
depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified
"certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship"
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disabling
Disabling refers to the act of making something ineffective, inoperative or unusable. It can apply to a wide range of contexts, including physical health (disabling an individual), technology (disabling a device or function), or systems and procedures (disabling a policy or rule). Disabling involves removing or reducing the ability, power, or capacity of something to function properly.
Webster Dictionary
Disabling
of Disable
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Anagrams for disabling »
Big Island
bisligand
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disabling in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disabling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of disabling in a Sentence
Our concern is that many people are more afraid of going to an ER than they are of having a stroke. This is a critical error because stroke treatments can be highly effective and the chance of being infected in an ER is minute, it is very important that patients with symptoms of stroke call 911. If the stroke is causing disabling symptoms there's a huge advantage to getting it treated.
Remember, it's not just the deaths. It's this terrible, disabling... long-lasting disabilities to the lung, to the vascular system, to the heart, to the brain, we're seeing long-term cognitive deficits. This is a terrible illness.
Among the more damaging is that it reveals another example of how hollow the ‘war on women’ argument is when coming from the Hillary camp, disabling that most favorite of perennial liberal ad hominem attacks is the equivalent of taking Superman's ability to leap tall buildings away, for both Anthony Weiner and Bill Clinton, their sexual misconduct went well beyond the realm of a ‘boys will be boys’ defense.And it was Hillary and Huma to the rescue all in the name personal advancement.That is not a story Hillary wants out there, especially through a more popular medium that has the ability to reach a broader audience.
SEBI takes minor actions on small brokers to show public of its presence, but never any penalizing action on national level brokerage firms which continue to cheat investors and its example can be seen often. SBI Securities are everyday disabling the function of its trading platform to cheat clients
People now are more willing to engage the police in combat, last year approximately 50,000 law enforcement officers were assaulted, that ran the gamut from pushing them to shooting them and causing disabling injuries.
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