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
  • Weiler had founded an organization called The Field of Dreams, whose mission was to enhance the lives of people with disabilities through sports experiences.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That includes people with disabilities as well as professionals interested in controlling devices while keeping their hands available for other work.
    — Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of disabilities
Noun
  • O'Sullivan said the injuries have left Belgio with severe, long-term impairments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Proceeds from the project benefit the Bridge School, the nonprofit founded by Neil and and his late wife Pegi Young to support individuals with severe speech and physical impairments.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of impairments
Noun
  • The hope is that injuries to pitchers Shane McClanahan and Griffin Jax are nothing more than bumps in the road, though losing a pair of starters in a little more than week can be a problem especially if the injuries linger.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Chris Raschke lost control of his rocketlike vehicle called the Speed Demon last August and died from his injuries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of injuries
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  • The family is seeking general damages, special and economic damages, and wrongful damages.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Over the weekend, Tehran submitted its own set of new demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which included complete compensation for damages wrought by the president’s bombing campaigns.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of damages
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  • 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
Noun
  • In some cases, people develop telltale skin lesions, particularly on the face.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Joe Biden had surgery to remove skin cancer lesions in September last year and completed a round of radiation therapy for prostate cancer in October.
    — T. Michelle Murphy, Time, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of lesions
Noun
  • Of the ongoing, cumulative, and irreversible harms to the environment, Roberts said nothing.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Kennedy has also sought to personally reform the agency’s vaccine policy, firing all 17 of its vaccine advisers and replacing them with his own picks, many of whom have questioned the benefit of vaccines while exaggerating their harms.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of harms
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“Disablements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disablements. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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