"disabled" in the noun sense
1. disabled, handicapped
people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
"technology to help the elderly and the disabled"
"disabled" in the verb sense
1. disable, disenable, incapacitate
make unable to perform a certain action
"disable this command on your computer"
2. disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap
injure permanently
"He was disabled in a car accident"
"disabled" in the adjective sense
1. disabled, handicapped
having restricted mental or physical functioning as a consequence of injury or illness
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