disability

== English == === Etymology === Circa 1570 disable +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/ Rhymes: -ɪlɪti === Noun === disability (countable and uncountable, plural disabilities) (countable, medical model of disability) A condition characterised by a significant limitation in a person's physical or intellectual powers or ability. Synonym: (dated) handicap people with disabilities (uncountable) The state of having such a condition; the state of being disabled. Synonyms: disabledness, (in certain contexts) incapacity Antonyms: ability, able-bodiedness (countable, social model of disability) A limitation in function (the things that a person can do or achieve) that is driven by any combination of their impairments (the medical facts about them) and the imperfect state of society's inaccessibility that sometimes fails to accommodate their needs. Synonym: handicap (dated) Coordinate terms: inaccessibility; impairment (countable, obsolete) An inability. Synonym: impotence (countable, law) A lack of legal qualification to do something; legal incapacity or incompetency. Synonym: disqualification Antonyms: capacity, competency, qualification (countable, jurisprudence) A duty to refrain from altering a person's legal relations; correlative of an immunity. (uncountable, informal) Regular payments received by a disabled person, usually from the state. Synonym: disability benefits ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Tok Pisin: disabiliti ==== Translations ====