to be physically disabled / be physically handicapped

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• physically handicapped — disabled, having a physical deformity …   English contemporary dictionary

• Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped — Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped (Pt.D.D.U.I.P.H) is an autonomous organisation under the administrative and financial control of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India. Contents 1 History 2… …   Wikipedia

• disabled — I noun people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped (Freq. 2) technology to help the elderly and the disabled • Syn: ↑handicapped • Hypernyms: ↑people • Hyponyms: ↑the …   Useful english dictionary

• disabled — adjective 1) a disabled athlete Syn: handicapped, incapacitated; debilitated, infirm, out of action; crippled, lame, paralyzed, immobilized, bedridden, paraplegic, quadriplegic, in a wheelchair; euphemistic physically challenged, differently… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• disabled — [dis ābəld] adj. 1. not in proper working order; out of commission [a disabled ship] 2. having a physical or mental disability the disabled those who are physically or mentally disabled; the handicapped …   English World dictionary

• disabled — dis|a|bled W3 [dısˈeıbəld] adj 1.) someone who is disabled cannot use a part of their body properly, or cannot learn easily →↑handicapped ▪ a support group for parents of disabled children ▪ a severely disabled polio patient physically/mentally… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• handicapped — adjective 1 having serious difficulty using part of your body or mind fully because of injury or damage: physically/mentally handicapped: mentally handicapped children | visually handicapped (=blind or partly blind) 2 the handicapped people who… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Handicapped Future — Infobox Film name = Handicapped Future caption = director = Werner Herzog producer = Werner Herzog narrator = Rolf Illig cinematography = Jörg Schmidt Reitwein editing = Beate Mainka Jellinghaus starring = music = released = 1971 runtime = 43… …   Wikipedia

• disabled */*/ — UK [dɪsˈeɪb(ə)ld] / US [dɪˈseɪb(ə)ld] adjective Words that avoid giving offence: disabled: Use disabled to describe someone who has a permanent condition, especially a physical one, that limits their activities in some way – for example, a… …   English dictionary

• handicapped — /han dee kapt /, adj. 1. physically or mentally disabled. 2. (of a contestant) marked by, being under, or having a handicap: a handicapped player. n. 3. (used with a pl. v.) handicapped persons collectively (usually prec. by the): increased job… …   Universalium

• handicapped — adjective (of a person) having a condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically, mentally, or socially. Usage The word handicapped in the sense referring to a person s disabilities was the standard term in British English… …   English new terms dictionary