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I was slightly brain damaged at birth, and I want people like me to see that they shouldn't let a disability get in the way. I want to raise awareness - I want to turn my disability into ability.
Susan Boyle

Meaning of "disability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISABILITY

disability  [ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISABILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

disability

Disability

Disability is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, or some combination of these. A disability may be present from birth, or occur during a person's lifetime. Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations. Thus, disability is a complex phenomenon, reflecting an interaction between features of a person’s body and features of the society in which he or she lives. An individual may also qualify as disabled if they have had an impairment in the past or is seen as disabled based on a personal or group standard or norm. Such impairments may include physical, sensory, and cognitive or developmental disabilities. Mental disorders and various types of chronic disease may also qualify as disabilities.

Definition of disability in the English dictionary

The first definition of disability in the dictionary is the condition of being unable to perform a task or function because of a physical or mental impairment. Other definition of disability is something that disables; handicap. Disability is also lack of necessary intelligence, strength, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISABILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
affordability
əˌfɔːdəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISABILITY

disabilities
disability allowance
disability clause
disability insurance
disability living allowance
disability pension
Disability Rights Commission
disable
disabled
disabled list
disablement
disablement benefit
disablement clause
disablement insurance
disablement pension
disabler
disabling
disablism
disablist
disabusal

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISABILITY

agility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
viability
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of disability in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISABILITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disability» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disability

Translation of «disability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISABILITY

Find out the translation of disability to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disability from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disability» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

残疾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

discapacidad
570 millions of speakers

English

disability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विकलांगता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَجْز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инвалидность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deficiência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অক্ষমতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

handicap
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecacatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Behinderung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

身体障害
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장애
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cacat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự tàn tật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயலாமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपंगत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sakatlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disabilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niemożność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інвалідність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

handicap
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναπηρία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gestremdheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

funktionshinder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uførhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISABILITY»

The term «disability» is very widely used and occupies the 9.610 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISABILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «disability» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «disability» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disability

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10 QUOTES WITH «DISABILITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disability.
1
Sharron Angle
There is a plan and a purpose, a value to every life, no matter what its location, age, gender or disability.
2
Ann Bancroft
I get stubborn and dig in when people tell me I can't do something and I think I can. It goes back to my childhood when I had problems in school because I have a learning disability.
3
Gary Bauer
If Republicans are aiming for the heart, for compassion, the last thing they should do is abandon the sanctity of life. Instead, they should tell Americans that they believe in the dignity and value of every human being, from the defenseless unborn child, to the newborn with a disability, to the 90-year-old dealing with dementia.
4
Mary Bono
Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in our nation.
5
Susan Boyle
I was slightly brain damaged at birth, and I want people like me to see that they shouldn't let a disability get in the way. I want to raise awareness - I want to turn my disability into ability.
6
William J. Brennan, Jr.
Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.
7
Jimmy Carr
You go, well you can't joke about race. Well if you're from a different race and that's your experience of the world and you want to talk about that, then fine. Or you can't talk about disability, but disabled comics can talk about that.
8
Jane Chen
Around 20 million premature and low-birth weight babies are born every year and are at high risk of death or disability because of hypothermia.
9
Warwick Davis
The world worries about disability more than disabled people do.
10
Warwick Davis
I've found that it's actually more of a disability to be tall than short. I have no problem fitting into plane toilets etc, and the adaptations made for wheelchair users - such as the lowering of bank machines - work for me as well.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISABILITY»

Discover the use of disability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Disability
In this new book, Barnes and Mercer provide a concise and accessible introduction to the concept of disability.
Colin Barnes, Geof Mercer, 2003
2
Sex and Disability
This collection brings together scholars and artists in disability studies, sexuality, queer theory, and feminism, to show how much sexuality studies and disability studies have to learn from each other.
Robert McRuer, Anna Mollow, 2012
3
Disability: Controversial Debates and Psychosocial Perspectives
This text will be essential reading for students on the growing number of Disability Studies courses, as well as students, policy-makers and professionals in social policy, social work, cultural studies and nursing.
Deborah Marks, 1999
4
Claiming Disability: Knowledge and Identity
Map and manifesto, Claiming Disability overturns medicalized versions of disability and establishes disabled people and their allies as the rightful claimants to this territory.
Simi Linton, 1998
5
Blackness and Disability: Critical Examinations and Cultural ...
This volume should be in the library of every Disability Studies scholar. (Series: FORECAAST - Vol. 21)
Christopher M. Bell, 2011
6
Handbook of Disability Studies
This path-breaking Handbook of Disability Studies signals the emergence of a vital new area of scholarship, social policy and activism.
Gary L. Albrecht, Katherine D. Seelman, Michael Bury, 2001
7
Disability and the City: International Perspectives
In taking exception to these, and related, conceptions of disability, this book explores one of the crucial contexts within which the marginal status of disabled people is experienced: the interrelationships between disability, physical ...
Professor Rob F Imrie, Rob Imrie Robert Imrie, 1996
8
Disability and Culture
This collection of essays both reframes disability in terms of social processes and offers a global, multicultural perspective on the subject.
Benedicte Ingstad, Susan Reynolds Whyte, 1995
9
Disability Hate Crimes: Does Anyone Really Hate Disabled People?
This ground-breaking book shows that disability hate crimes do exist, that they have unique characteristics which distinguish them from other hate crimes, and that more effective policies and practices can and must be developed to respond ...
Dr Mark Sherry, 2012
10
Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability
'Personal inclination made me a historian. Personal encounter with public policy made me an activist.'
Paul K. Longmore, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disability is used in the context of the following news items.
1
EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE: Blind of Disability | WWAY TV …
“If I can touch just one person,” Powell Dayed said, “just one with a disability through my music and words of encouragement, then my life is ... «WWAY NewsChannel 3, Jul 15»
2
'Under The Gun' To Resolve Dispute Over Disability Pension Eligibility
Pressure Mounts To Resolve State Disability Pension Dispute ... to agree on a new eligibility standard for disability pensions after an auditors' ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
3
Blind former Social Security employee sues for disability discrimination
Worse yet, the alleged discrimination resulted from a disability for which the agency pays benefits to many Americans. The Toledo, Ohio, man is ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
4
Man with disability beaten by man he met on chat site - NY Daily News
A Detroit man with a developmental disability was savagely beaten and robbed by a man from a chat site he invited over for sex, he says. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
5
North Carolina girl not letting disability stop her on the mound - 13 …
North Carolina girl not letting disability stop her on the mound. Posted: Jul 08, 2015 6:14 PM PDT. Wednesday, July 8, 2015 9:14 PM EDT. «WTHR, Jul 15»
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Cranston firefighter denied disability pension for colon cancer …
WARWICK, R.I. — The state's Retirement Board Wednesday refused to grant a disability pension to a Cranston firefighter, also a smoker, who ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
7
Disability rights campaigner Jane Campbell: 'In the Lords, I'm still a …
Lady Campbell's single-mindedness has made her one of the most influential figures in UK disability rights, from her origins as a grassroots ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
InsureWell and LTCI Partners Partner to Deliver Next-Generation …
Both disability and long-term care insurance are critical protection solutions increasingly important to financial security given current and ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
9
Venice Mayor Bans Books on Homosexuality, Disability - NDTV.com
Rome: The new mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, has officially banned from schools dozens of children's books on subjects such as ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
10
Ira Singhal likely to be face of govt's disability schemes - The Hindu
Ira Singhal likely to be face of govt's disability schemes ... Lov Verma, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disability, ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

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