disablements

noun

plural of disablement
as in disabilities

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  1. disabilities
  2. impairments
  3. injuries
  4. damages
  5. disfigurements
  6. lesions
  7. harms
Noun
  • Additionally, ethnic and Indigenous minorities, such as the Roma people in Europe and the Uyghur people in China, are targets of the practice, as are people with disabilities and transgender and intersex persons.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • When a person with disabilities joins your team, keep in mind that everyone learns and works differently.
    — John Gill, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of disabilities
Noun
  • The review describes cognitive and behavioral consequences that can include impairments in working memory, decision making and emotional regulation.
    — Shahrzad Jalali, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Accessibility for those with mobility impairments Two of the villas—one Dune One-Bedroom Pool Villa and one Dune Two-Bedroom Pool Villa—are wheelchair accessible.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of impairments
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  • Ten other people, ages 5 to 68, were also hit and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Police Capt.
    — Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • No injuries were reported as firefighters continued working to contain the blaze.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of injuries
Noun
  • Having presented what seemed to be a solid alibi, Archer won and was awarded £500,000 in damages.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Qualifying risks must involve more than $1 billion in damages or the deaths or serious injuries of over 50 people.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • Facing the World, which helps children with facial disfigurements gain access to reconstructive surgery, was co-founded in 2002 by her father, plastic surgeon Norman Waterhouse.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 May 2026
Definition of disfigurements
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  • The researchers also found that AI’s strength in flagging cancerous lesions didn’t carry over to naming the correct diagnosis among many possibilities.
    — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Two of them, the central vein sign and paramagnetic rim lesions, were added to the most recent version of the diagnostic guidelines (published in 2025).
    — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of lesions
Noun
  • Under the law, government agencies must identify and reduce harms of projects, and seek public input.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Apple has traditionally framed many of these harms as arising from particular apps and content.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of harms
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“Disablements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disablements. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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