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

Other former foster youth with disabilities spoke of positive experiences — especially those who lived in family foster homes. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

The grim findings come from a survey of 524 disability care providers published Wednesday by ANCOR, an advocacy group for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. — STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

The settlement resolves the lawsuit that also claims that Leonard faced a hostile work environment, retaliation and a failure to accommodate her disability. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

The remainder is for the Kennedy Children’s Center, serving the city’s youngest students with disabilities in the Bronx and East Harlem. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026