incapacitated

American  

[in-kuh-pas-i-tey-tid] / ˌɪn kəˈpæs ɪˌteɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. deprived of strength or ability; made incapable or nonfunctional.

   She’ll be incapacitated for several weeks after the surgery.

   Those stealing fuel from incapacitated tanker trucks risk being killed by explosions.

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Etymology

Origin of incapacitated

First recorded in 1795–1805; incapacitate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

First of all, they could turn the job down when it comes time to act, or they could be incapacitated themselves.

From MarketWatch

“It looks like two classically shipwrecked people,” Smith said, calling it a “highly questionable decision that these two people on that obviously incapacitated vessel were still in any kind of fight.”

From Salon

If the boat was incapacitated and the men were unable to threaten U.S. military personnel, then the survivors would have met the definition of unable to fight, legal experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Name a power of attorney to make financial decisions should you become incapacitated, and medical power of attorney.

From MarketWatch

The power of attorney should be “durable” and should specify that you will make decisions on his behalf when he is incapacitated.

From MarketWatch