disablement

noun

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as in disability

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as in impotence

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Recent Examples of disablement These can cause severe scarring or disablement and may lead to amputations. — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 Playing Arnie, the younger brother to Gilbert (Johnny Depp), DiCaprio doesn’t permit his character to be a simple, adorable variation on disablement. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disablement
  1. disability
  2. impotence
  3. impairment
  4. debility
  5. disfigurement
  6. exhaustion
  7. injury
  8. infirmity
Noun
  • The space will serve as a platform for individuals with disabilities to showcase their talents, express their creativity and build confidence while bringing families, supporters and community members together, the release said.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Brain tissue that is deprived of oxygen can be permanently damaged, resulting in long-term disability or death.
    — Diane Webber, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of disability
Noun
  • Italy’s invasion of Abyssinia in 1935 had demonstrated the impotence of the League of Nations, and the Spanish Civil War of 1936-9 was a touchstone cause for the British left.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In the diaries, Pavese casts his impotence into a kind of worldview.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of impotence
Noun
  • At the same time, Blumenreich said an individual could have a moderate size stroke in the part of the brain that doesn’t cause as significant impairments.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Among other children needing palliative care, about 18% are living with complications from prematurity, roughly 16% suffer from congenital malformations, and about 16% are dealing with injuries leading to severe neurologic impairment.
    — Emilee Flynn, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of impairment
Noun
  • In recent years, white supremacists have embraced the concept of lactose intolerance as a distinguishing debility of nonwhite people.
    — Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • And, when pets suffered from cancer or heart failure or debility, conversations about what to do next were emotional but often straightforward.
    — Sunita Puri, New Yorker, 6 June 2026
Definition of debility
Noun
  • While Lakshmana’s actions are presented as ways of protecting Sita, the mockery and teasing make the disfigurement hard to be seen as purely defensive and protective.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The actions of the first medical providers caused permanent injury, disfigurement and suffering, according to the lawsuit.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of disfigurement
Noun
  • Security by exhaustion The internet is held together with shoestring and bubblegum.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Change fatigue is a state of exhaustion workers may experience after going through many changes at their employer.
    — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhaustion
Noun
  • Despite injuries, roster changes and the league’s second-worst power play, the Sens have won games and have shown playoff mettle.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Four people sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the incident, Losat said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of injury
Noun
  • And this understanding freed the man from his infirmity – immediately.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Sep. 2026
  • And by that, researchers mean methods to drastically reduce the amount of illness and infirmity that currently afflict people in old age.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Definition of infirmity

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“Disablement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disablement. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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