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handicapped

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈhændikæpt

Definitions

  1. A disabled person.
  2. People who have a disability considered as a group. Often used with the.
  3. to make something (more) difficult for. He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness. belemmer, gekniehalter يُعيق، يسبب إعاقَه преча colocar em desvantagem handicapovat behindern hæmme; handicappe δυσχεραίνω, εμποδίζωobstaculizar, impedir, perjudicar takistama مانع شدن hankaloittaa handicaperנכה असमर्थ hendikepirati, opteretiti hátrányos helyzetbe hoz menyulitkan hindra, tálma svantaggiare, ostacolare 不利である 불리한 입장에 서게 하다 (su)trukdyti, apsunkinti kavēt hambat; halang hindere...
  4. He is physically handicapped and cannot walk; a handicapped child. gestremd مُعاق с недъг deficiente handicapovaný behindert handicappet με αναπηρία, μειονεκτικόςdiscapacitado; deficiente vigane معلول vammainen handicapéמוגבל विकलांग invalidan (hendikepiran) fogyatékos bercacat fatlaður handicappato 身体障害のある 신체 장애가 있는 su negalia, neįgalus ar fizisku trūkumu; garīgi atpalicis/nepilnvērtīgs cacat gehandicapt, gebrekkighandikappet, ufør, vanførupośledzony معلول،نا توان diminuído handicapat физиче...
  5. Physically or mentally disabled: a pool equipped for handicapped swimmers.
  6. Intended for people who have a disability: a handicapped parking space.
  7. (Medicine) physically disabled
  8. (Psychology) psychol denoting a person whose social behaviour or emotional reactions are in some way impaired
    psychol
  9. (Individual Sports, other than specified) (of a competitor) assigned a handicap
  10. physically or mentally disabled.
  11. (of a contestant) marked by, being under, or having a handicap.

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