Disability Meaning
/dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA condition characterised by a significant limitation in a person's physical or intellectual powers or ability.
nounThe state of having such a condition; the state of being disabled.
Sentence Examples
I have a disability.
Stupidity is not a disability!
The army rejected Tom because of a physical disability.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His visual ____ requires the use of a guide dog.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I have a ____.
Word Origin & History
Circa 1570 disable + -ity.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Chatham refused to see him, pleading his disability. The King himself intervened by a letter[…]Chatham yielded to such persuasion; though suffering from a universal tremor."
— 1834–1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, volume (please specify |volume=I to X), Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company [et al.], →OCLC:
"While physical and sensory disability is usually identified by asking a subject what he or she can or cannot do (with or without assistance), cognitive disability is assessed with a test such as a mental status questionnaire (MSQ)."
— 1992, Joan C. Cornoni-Huntley et al., “Epidemiology of disability in the oldest old”, in The Oldest Old, page 278:
"Grossest faults, or disabilities to perform what was covenanted."
— 1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His visual ____ requires the use of a guide dog.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I have a ____.