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BNC: 3323 COCA: 2558

disability
disability /ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti/ noun
plural disabilities
disability
/ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti/
noun
plural disabilities
Learner's definition of DISABILITY
1 
[count] : a condition (such as an illness or an injury) that damages or limits a person's physical or mental abilities残疾；伤残
— see also learning disability
2 
[noncount] : the condition of being unable to do things in the normal way : the condition of being disabled丧失能力
3 
[noncount] US : a program that provides financial support to a disabled person残疾补贴；伤残补贴
BNC: 3323 COCA: 2558

disability

noun

dis·​abil·​i·​ty ˌdis-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce disability (audio)
1
: a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition that impairs, interferes with, or limits a person's ability to engage in certain tasks or actions or participate in typical daily activities and interactions
Scientists have tentatively linked the reading disability known as dyslexia to a bevy of brain disturbances. Science News
How, with his severe disability, has Hawking been able to out-think and out-intuit his leading colleague-competitors … Kip S. Thorne
Yet one ends up admiring him for his devotion to the disability that could have unmade his career as an actor. It is through his deafness that we hear his story. Lennard J. Davis
also : impaired function or ability
Sarcopenia is a loss of muscle mass and strength that normally occurs with aging, and it's a major cause of frailty and disability in the elderly. Andrew Weil
Thrombolytic therapy has been used in patients with acute ischemic stroke to restore cerebral blood flow, reduce ischemia, and limit neurologic disability. Werner Hacke
see also intellectual disability, learning disability
2
a(1)
: an impairment (such as a chronic medical condition or injury) that prevents someone from engaging in gainful employment
… monthly payment to which a worker is entitled upon retirement or disability under the federal social security system … Robert I. Mehr
(2)
: an impairment (such as spina bifida) that results in serious functional limitations for a minor
b
: a program providing financial support to a person affected by disability
… those who fit the criteria for dysthymia were more likely to have physical and emotional problems and more likely to be on Medicaid or Social Security disability than those with acute depression. Melinda Beck
also : the financial support provided by such a program
… he collects disability on account of his exposure to Agent Orange during his years as an Army MP in Vietnam. Jason Fagone
3
: a disqualification, restriction, or disadvantage
economic disabilities
4
: lack of legal qualification to do something
… Defoe … dramatised the gravity of the problem in the morally desperate expedient which Roxana is forced to adopt to overcome the legal disabilities of women. Ian Watt

Example Sentences

She has learned to keep a positive attitude about her disability. disabilities such as blindness and deafness a program for children with disabilities It's a serious disease that can cause disability or death. After he injured his back he had to quit his job and go on disability.
Recent Examples on the Web Anderson said Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older were three times less likely to receive medication for opioid use disorder than younger patients, who often qualify for the program due to disability. al, 17 Sep. 2022 Christopher Samp, director of the city of Detroit's Office of Disability Affairs, said in a statement last month that his office is focusing on improving housing options, employment, transportation services and raising disability awareness. Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2022 That issue has been resolved, Carvalho said, but still unknown is to what extent hackers may have been able to download information about students, such as grades, course schedules, disciplinary records and disability status. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022 To pay rent, residents may be required to have a job or another source of income, such as Social Security disability or a voucher. Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022 But each program expanded in its own way — some by congressional intent (tax credits) and others by demographic change (Social Security) or court order (Supplemental Security Income, which provides disability aid). Jason Deparle, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 Just the whole concept of concealing trauma and what a disability is. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2022 And in recent decades, there has been a large increase in the share of people who have opted out of the labor force due to disability. Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 The people who chose surgery were more likely to develop complications and permanent disability than the people who didn’t. Haider Warraich, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

dis- + ability, after disable

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of disability was in 1545

Phrases Containing disability
BNC: 3323 COCA: 2558
disability

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISABILITY | DISABILITY + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤chronic, profound, serious, severe, significant慢性殘疾；重度殘疾；嚴重障礙➤mild (especially NAmE) 輕度殘疾◇Many children with mild disabilities are integrated in general education.許多患有輕度殘疾的兒童納入了普通教育。➤lifelong, long-term, permanent終身／長期／永久性殘疾◇8 000 babies a year develop long-term disabilities resulting from this infection.每年有 8,000 名嬰兒因這種感染而患上長期殘疾。➤cognitive, developmental, emotional, intellectual, mental, physical, psychiatric, psychological (especially NAmE) 認知／發育／情感／智力／心智／生理／精神／心理障礙◇children who have severe developmental disabilities有嚴重發育障礙的兒童➤hearing, visual (both especially NAmE) 聽力／視力障礙◇lectures for students with hearing disabilities專為有聽力障礙的學生開設的課➤learning, reading (NAmE) 學習／閱讀障礙◇Up to 20% have a learning disability.多達 20% 的人有學習障礙。➤hidden隱性障礙◇those with a visible or a hidden disability有顯性或隱性障礙的人VERB + DISABILITY➤experience, have, suffer, suffer from患有／罹患殘疾◇patients who have suffered disability after stroke中風後致殘的病人➤cause造成障礙◇No one knows what causes learning disabilities.學習障礙的成因無人知曉。➤cope with, live with應對殘疾；適應殘疾◇people who are learning to live with disability學會適應殘疾的人們➤diagnose, identify診斷殘疾；辨識障礙◇an attempt to identify learning disability among children識別兒童學習障礙的嘗試➤overcome克服殘疾◇She has overcome her disability to become an artist.她克服身體缺陷，成了一名藝術家。➤prevent預防殘疾◇The drug's utility in preventing long-term disability is unproven.該藥在預防長期失能方面的功效尚未被證實。DISABILITY + NOUN➤movement, organization殘疾運動；殘疾人組織▸➤discrimination殘疾歧視➤rights殘疾人權利◇an article on disability rights一篇關於殘疾人權利的文章➤activist (especially NAmE) 殘疾人權益活動家◇She was a vocal disability activist.她是一名大膽敢言的殘疾人權益活動家。➤issues殘疾問題◇Staff members have been educated in disability issues.職工已接受了有關殘疾問題的教育。➤allowance, benefit, check, claim, compensation, pay, payment, pension傷殘補助／津貼／檢查／索賠／賠償金／補償／補貼／撫恤金◇She saved the money from her monthly disability payments.這些錢是她從每月的傷殘補助金中省出來的。➤coverage, insurance (especially NAmE) 傷殘保險➤status (especially NAmE) 殘疾狀態◇the criteria required for disability status殘疾狀態判定標準

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