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as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
the malfunctioning of a single component can incapacitate the engine
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as in crippled
to cause severe or permanent injury to
the stroke left her completely incapacitated
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Recent Examples of incapacitated
Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
For instance, an estranged child may have more legal authority over an incapacitated parent than their long-term but unmarried partner.
—Kahli Zietlow, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Bhusri and Duffield’s agreement also means that if one of the cofounders is incapacitated or dies, the other gets control of both stakes.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Some Native Americans, caregivers for an incapacitated person, and people regularly attending drug or alcohol treatment programs may also qualify for exemptions, along with other specific cases noted in the guidance.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
For instance, an estranged child may have more legal authority over an incapacitated parent than their long-term but unmarried partner.
—Kahli Zietlow, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
Verb
Jenny was traumatized and incapacitated for weeks.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Bhusri and Duffield’s agreement also means that if one of the cofounders is incapacitated or dies, the other gets control of both stakes.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapacitated
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In Los Angeles, activists have documented robots overturned or disabled in public spaces.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Today, Rancho Cordova offers multiple affordable housing options, including Mather Veterans Village for homeless and disabled veterans in the Sacramento region.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Its drone and missile attacks on neighboring countries and on container ships hoping to transit the Strait of Hormuz have paralyzed the Persian Gulf region.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Among the suitors vying for her affection were Brad Ledford, who was the driver in the car accident that paralyzed former congressman Madison Cawthorn; Another, Clayton Johnson, was formerly engaged to Lana Del Rey.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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The bridge collapse shut down the main shipping channel to the Port of Baltimore and crippled many businesses.—
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Companies that export goods to, or import them from, the Middle East are crippled, as global supply chains are interrupted.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Others are less seriously wounded but not yet able to return to duty.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Norlan Guzmán Fuentes, a landscaper from El Salvador, was fatally wounded.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Earlier this month, Nancy Guthrie, the elderly and infirm mother of Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was violently taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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The four Democratic members of the JBC, which controls the state budget, asked with growing consternation why the Department of Corrections hadn’t brought them a plan to address overcrowding, to step up releases of old and infirm inmates, or to improve its own shortcomings.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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When Iowa State's best player got injured in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Nate Heise stepped up.—
Ren Clayton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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One resident was injured and about 150 others were displaced after a motel fire in White Settlement on Thursday afternoon, officials said in a Facebook post.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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With this enfeebled mind my only recourse is poetry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Chargers guards and center Bradley Bozeman, a trio whose job was made more difficult by subpar play by both offensive tackles, looked enfeebled against Indianapolis Colt tackle DeForest Buckner.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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The storm lifted the roof of a boathouse and damaged a dock, garage, and fence.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, a volunteer organization that provides emergency medical response, were damaged, according to the London Fire Brigade.—
KRUTIKA PATHI,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Incapacitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapacitated. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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