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

That includes people with disabilities as well as professionals interested in controlling devices while keeping their hands available for other work. — Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Hudson-Peralta, a designer, speaker, and disability advocate, was born with no hands and uses a wheelchair. — Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026

The Child Care Assistance Program provides vouchers for eligible children ages 6 weeks through 13 years old, and older for kids with disabilities. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Workers who were unemployed and found jobs accounted for most of the employment gains, rather than people who returned from retirement or disability. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026