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Meaning of transability | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The desire or need of a person identified as able-bodied by other people to transform his or her body to obtain a physical impairment

uncountable

Examples

“Ultimately, the Morini/Johns encounter strikes a parallel with the conversation surrounding the idea of transability. On the subject of transability, Bethany Stevens writes, "Transabled people are individuals who need to acquire a physical impairment despite having been born or living in physically unimpaired bodies" ("Interrogating Transability").”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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