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

Celebrate Shop, an annual two-day shopping event, featured 35 entrepreneurs and business owners with disabilities. — Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

His itinerary includes a visit to a federal prison in Buenos Aires and a stop at a care center for people with intellectual and physical disabilities in Claypole which has been affected by the Milei cuts. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Starting in 2027, adults must meet new work requirements, with exemptions for some groups, such as seniors, parents of young children and people with a disability or serious illness. — Lisette Islas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

In Argentina, where President Javier Milei has drastically cut funding for disability services, the pope will go to a Catholic home for disabled people. — Eben Levey, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026