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

The majority of cases before the OCR involve students with disabilities, as has been the case historically. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Ruth Madeley, who stars in Being Heumann, found a different kind of complexity in portraying disability rights activist Judy Heumann. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

Some people experience a rollercoaster of relapses and remissions; others see the disease steadily progress, eventually leading to serious disability. — Dylan Scott, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026

Black and Latino students, students from low-income backgrounds, students with disabilities and English language learners who exist on the margins of the program. — Denise Forte, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026