incapacitated

[in-kuh-pas-i-tey-tid]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of incapacitated¹

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

Example Sentences

He was ultimately incapacitated by strikes from the side, and once he fell to the ground, the attackers delivered fatal blows to his head and face.

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

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

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But they want to get their finances set in case one of them becomes incapacitated.

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McGee said that while he hadn’t taken any opioids the night of his overdose, he was administered Narcan while incapacitated.

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