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
  • Zelensky said a care home for elderly citizens and people living with disabilities was among the dozens of building damaged in the latest attack, and that more than 300 emergency services personnel were responding at the scene.
    — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Ukrainian leader wrote that a care home for elderly people and people with disabilities and residential buildings were damaged.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of disabilities
Noun
  • Other differences abound, including how clubs treat impairments (write-downs) of player values and what figure is included as revenue in the respective calculations.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Dwyer advocates for a view of neurodiversity that has room for both social factors and individual impairments that may be addressed with treatment, as well as for the idea that neurodivergences can come with strengths.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of impairments
Noun
  • Davis delivered a strong preseason, but he is now likely headed to a redshirt rookie season unless injuries strike at tackle.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • He had been shot at least once and died from his injuries, according to the warrant affidavit.
    — Madison Lambert, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of injuries
Noun
  • The Family Dollar employee suffered damages, including losses in compensation and benefits, medical expenses, and anxiety and emotional distress, according to the EEOC.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The suit seeks unspecified damages for claims including legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty and racketeering.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 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
Noun
  • Telltale signs of a screwworm infection include growing wounds or lesions and feeding maggots on living animals.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • If the infection enters the bloodstream, symptoms also can include fever, chills, low blood pressure and blistering skin lesions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of lesions
Noun
  • But publishers seem to think that music rightsholders may have a better chance at proving market harms than authors did.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Friday that the state will be using the money on programs meant to address the harms caused by social media.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of harms
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“Disablements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disablements. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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