Synonyms of disability

disability

noun

as in injury

a condition that interferes with someone's ability to engage in certain tasks

The group provides one-on-one mentorship to students with various disabilities.

The disability caused by the car crash prevented him from working.

Related Words

• injury
• disablement
• impairment
• damage
• dysfunction
• incapacity
• malady
• harm
• hurt
• detriment
• incapacitation
• deficiency
• incapability
• affliction
• deficit
• failing
• need
• inability
• debilitation
• handicap
• shortfall
• shortcoming
• defectiveness
• inadequacy
• lack
• insufficiency
• weakness
• imperfection
• incompleteness
• disadvantage
• debit
• drawback
• fault
• inadequateness
• downside
• liability
• minus
• insufficience
• incommodity
• negative
• disbenefit
• strike
• want

Dissimilar Words

• ability
• capacity
• competence
• competency
• faculty
• capability
• capableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disability

Give families real voice and choice while ensuring every student, including students with disabilities, has access to an excellent school. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Not eligible are roughly 35 million Medicare Advantage enrollees, millions of people with disabilities who get premium assistance and low-income Medicare recipients. — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Should Congress combine retirement and disability funds—which isn’t allowed under current law and would take an act of Congress—that would only last until the third quarter of 2034, when benefits would be cut 17%. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Nor will 12 million low-income older adults and people with disabilities who get premium assistance. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026