disabled
/[dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd]/
Forms
- Comparative
- more disabled
- Superlative
- most disabled
Definitions
1.Made incapable of use or action.
- In the car department we would repair cars that were disabled and placed in bad order by a bunch of scalies taking the place of striking switchmen, engineers, Firemen, etc.
2.Having a disability.
3.Legally disqualified.
1.simple past and past participle of disable
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4879
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.
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Latin dis-bor.
Middle English dis-
English dis-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti