physical handicap

noun

1. loss of or failure to develop a specific bodily function or functions, whether of movement, sensation, coordination, or speech, but excluding mental impairments or disabilities

Derived Forms

• physically handicapped, adjective

Example Sentences

She could understand that instinctive man's pride which recoiled from any tolerant recognition of a physical handicap.

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He had the physical handicap of a bad ankle to overcome, and his general build has always been slight.

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Besides, it was quite plain that, with unconscious cruelty, his physical handicap made him unacceptable to them.

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There is no doubt of the physical handicap borne by a child who is possessed of them.

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