disability
noun
lack of adequate power, strength, or physical or mental ability; incapacity.
disabilities
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pluralof disability.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mark Walter, who farms in Milton Damerel in north Devon, feared 40% of his lambs could be born stillborn or with disabilities because of bluetongue.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Hollywood might be the least accessible industry out there,” Heder notes while beginning to explain the accommodations that needed to be made for a cast that included performers with a wide range of disabilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
According to the World Health Organization, venomous snakes kill an estimated 80,000 to 140,000 people annually, while hundreds of thousands of survivors are left with permanent disabilities.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Haitian immigrants are a major part of the workforce in long-term care for older adults and people with disabilities.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
The patients included those who suffered with epilepsy, mental illness, blindness, deafness, mental disabilities, and severe physical deformities.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
