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disabled
English
Etymology
From disable +? -ed.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [d?s?e?b??d]
Adjective
disabled (comparative more disabled, superlative most disabled)
- Made incapable of use or action.
- 1911, "From Brittania Lodge, No. 361", Railway Carmen's Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, March 1911, page 129:
- In the car department we would repair cars that were disabled and placed in bad order by a bunch of scalies taking the place of striking switchmen, engineers, Firemen, etc.
- 1911, "From Brittania Lodge, No. 361", Railway Carmen's Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, March 1911, page 129:
- Having a disability.
- (law) Legally disqualified.
Synonyms
- incapacitated
- indisposed
- invalid
Antonyms
- enabled
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
disabled (usually uncountable, plural disableds)
- One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)
Translations
Verb
disabled
- simple past tense and past participle of disable
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default
English
Etymology
From Middle English defaut, defaute, from Old French defaute (“fault, defect, failure, culpability, lack”), ultimately from Latin de- (“away”) + fallo (“deceive, cheat, escape notice of”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation):
- (noun) IPA(key): /d??f??lt/, /?di??f??lt/
- (verb) IPA(key): /d??f??lt/
- (noun) IPA(key): /d??f??lt/, /?di??f??lt/
- (General American), (cot–caught merger):
- (noun) IPA(key): /d??f?lt/, /?di??f?lt/
- (verb) IPA(key): /d??f?lt/
- Rhymes: -??lt
Noun
default (countable and uncountable, plural defaults)
- (finance) The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
- He failed to make payments on time and is now in default.
- You may cure this default by paying the full amount within a week.
- (electronics, computing) the original software programming settings as set by the factory
- A loss incurred by failing to compete.
- The team's three losses include one default.
- A selection made in the absence of an alternative.
- The man became the leader of the group as a default.
- (often attributive) A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.
- If you don't specify a number of items, the default is 1.
- (law) The failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
- (obsolete) A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires.
- This evil has happened through the governor's default.
- (obsolete) Lack; absence.
- 1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer, volume 1, page 156:
- one was dragging a great coat from the window, before which it had long hung as a blind, in total default of glass or shutters
- 1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer, volume 1, page 156:
- (obsolete) Fault; offence; wrong act.
Derived terms
- by default
- defaultly
Translations
Verb
default (third-person singular simple present defaults, present participle defaulting, simple past and past participle defaulted)
- (intransitive) To fail to meet an obligation.
- If you do not make your payments, you will default on your loan.
- (intransitive) To lose a competition by failing to compete.
- If you refuse to wear a proper uniform, you will not be allowed to compete and will default this match.
- (intransitive, computing) To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.
- If you don't specify a number of items, it defaults to 1.
- (intransitive, law) To fail to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
Related terms
- by default
- default on
- in default
Translations
Anagrams
- faulted
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English default.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.?fo/, /de.?fow/, /di.?fow/
Noun
default m (plural defaults)
- (computing) default (original settings)
- (computing) default (value used when none has been given)
Adjective
default (invariable, not comparable)
- (computing) being a default setting or value
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English default.
Noun
default m (plural defaults)
- default
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