different between disability vs disabilities
disability
English
Etymology
Circa 1570 disable +? -ity.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?s??b?l?ti/
Noun
disability (usually uncountable, plural disabilities)
- State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like.
- 1834-1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.
- Chatham refused to see him, pleading his disability.
- 1834-1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.
- A mental condition causing a difficulty with an intellectual task.
- (disability theory) An inability imposed on a person by society's failure to accommodate their physical or mental differences from others, as opposed to impairment.
- Synonym: handicap
- Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency.
- (uncountable, informal) Regular payments received by a disabled person, usually from the state
Usage notes
- Disability and inability: Inability is an inherent want of power to perform the thing in question; disability arises from some deprivation or loss of the needed competency. One who becomes deranged is under a disability of holding his estate; and one who is made a judge, of deciding in his own case. A man may decline an office on account of his inability to discharge its duties; he may refuse to accept a trust or employment on account of some disability prevents him from entering into such engagements.
Synonyms
- disqualification
- impotence
- inability
- incapacity
- incompetency
- incompetence
- weakness
Antonyms
- ability
- capacity
- competence
- competency
- potence
- potential
- qualification
- strength
Related terms
- disable
- disabled
- disablism
Translations
disability From the web:
- what disability does lennie have
- what disability does forrest gump have
- what disability does kiera allen have
- what disability did beethoven have
- what disability does radio have
- what disability does walter jr have
- what disability do i have quiz
- what disability does amanda gorman have
disabilities
English
Noun
disabilities
- plural of disability
disabilities From the web:
- what disabilities qualify for ssi
- what disabilities qualify for medicare under 65
- what disabilities are covered under ada
- what disabilities qualify for das at disney world
- what disabilities are not covered by the ada
- what disabilities qualify for medicaid
- what disabilities qualify for vocational rehabilitation
- what disabilities qualify for service dog
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