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 appeals court ruled Friday that the parents should not have been allowed to amend their claims to include the disability argument, because that argument required factual findings that the jury did not make in the case. — Reuters, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

This practice keeps people with disabilities from enjoying live music. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Review life, disability, home and long-term care insurance coverages. — Angie O’Leary, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Then in 1999, in a case known as Olmstead, the Supreme Court ruled states must serve adults with disabilities in their communities when possible. — August 21, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026