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

At its center is the Center for Special Needs Trust Administration, or CSNT, a nonprofit co-founded by Govoni in 2000 to help manage and invest the financial assets of people with disabilities. — Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

According to Lean In Girls, adults, wealthy people and able-bodied individuals generally have more power than teenagers, people living in poverty and people with disabilities. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Users can also choose to identify their disability or neurodivergence in their reviews, helping inform others with similar needs. — Lauryn Higgins, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

For Lavery, the project has a personal connection as his son has a disability. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026