as in impaired
deprived of the power to perform one or more natural bodily activities
the disabled man was unable to climb the stairs without help
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as in crippled
to cause severe or permanent injury to
a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash
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as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
disabled the controls for unauthorized users
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Recent Examples of disabled
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The buds support Google Fast Pair for quick setup and Bluetooth multipoint, but only when LDAC is disabled.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Olivier Kempf, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
For most of her life, Henderson was disabled herself at 25 and a caregiver to her parents and others around her.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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An owner stepping into her yard discovered a heartbreaking scene of her disabled cat stuck while trying to escape over a barrier.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The buds support Google Fast Pair for quick setup and Bluetooth multipoint, but only when LDAC is disabled.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
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Ukrainian towns are filled with countless people who have been disabled and mutilated by the war.
—Olivier Kempf, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
For most of her life, Henderson was disabled herself at 25 and a caregiver to her parents and others around her.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Responding law enforcement officers suspected Woods was impaired.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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Timberlake was arrested June 18, 2024, on Long Island and pleaded guilty to driving while impaired.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The prisoner releases come as Cuba experiences at least a partial reprieve from the energy crisis that has crippled the island.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Iranian missile attacks this month crippled a key industrial center in Qatar, which produces about one-third of the world’s helium.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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And when in doubt or if you’re paralyzed with the paradox of two choices, stick to room temperature.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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Before the Middle East conflict began and the Strait of Hormuz was effectively paralyzed, Russian crude traded at a substantial discount to other benchmarks on global markets.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The dim sum at Yan Ting, the Cantonese restaurant, is exceptional, each dumpling a small, perfect bite.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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However, the company says the bike offers exceptional range and ultra-fast charging.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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One was incapacitated and recovering from surgery at a Carmichael surgery center in April 2011.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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At the time, the DA's office said Lynch's status would be reviewed in one year, unless he is found to be no longer incapacitated before then.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Others are less seriously wounded but not yet able to return to duty.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Norlan Guzmán Fuentes, a landscaper from El Salvador, was fatally wounded.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hegseth cited some of those events in his video, including a shooting that injured five soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia last year.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Jude, a 12-year-old who gets injured in a firework accident, had been drinking with older kids while dealing with instability at home.—
Jonathan Hunt-Glassman,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Disabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabled. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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