DISABILITY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

disability

noun

Definition of disability

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.

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Recent Examples of disability These challenges are more acute for people with disabilities and people living in remote areas or abroad. — Jamie Rowen, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 Building Toward Something Lasting Financial freedom, in the context of Social Security disability benefits, is rarely about trading one check for another. — Diane Winiarski, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Lines, who is being represented by attorneys at the Tech Justice Law Project and the Social Media Victims Law Center, argues in his suit that OpenAI failed to properly warn him that ChatGPT could exacerbate his disability. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 2 July 2026 Taken together, the actions signal a worrying return to a reality where people with disabilities are pushed to the margins of society, advocates said. — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for disability

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But his injury also comes as the Hawks’ roster has had a lot of turnover across the last two years.

— Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
Debris from the interceptions fell in several locations but no injuries or damage were reported, the Jordanian Armed Forces said, according to the state news agency Petra.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of injury

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Not everyone with high levels of amyloid will progress to dementia, just as having tau in the brain does not dictate cognitive impairment later in life, Buckley said.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Study participants with very low p-tau217 levels likewise had a low risk of developing cognitive impairment over the five- to 10-year period.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026

Definition of impairment

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The Pentagon may have reduced public information about US casualties and damage to its facilities, but both remain a risk and a reality.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller has declared an agricultural emergency, allowing the department to provide resources to help farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses recover from the widespread flood damage.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

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