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By far, the most disabling thing in my life is the physical environment. It dictates what I can and can't do every day.
Stella Young

Meaning of "disabling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISABLING

disabling  [dɪˈseɪb əlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISABLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disabling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISABLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

disabling

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 disabling in the English dictionary

The definition of disabling in the dictionary is causing disability, or an inability to do something.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISABLING


bustling
ˈbʌsəlɪŋ
colonelling
ˈkɜːn əlɪŋ
counselling
ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ
cycling
ˈsaɪk əlɪŋ
dawdling
ˈdɔːd əlɪŋ
disgavelling
dɪsˈɡæv əlɪŋ
dissembling
dɪˈsɛmb əlɪŋ
enabling
ɪnˈeɪbəlɪŋ
enameling
ɪˈnæm əlɪŋ
farnarkeling
ˈfɑːnɑːk əlɪŋ
juggling
ˈdʒʌɡəlɪŋ
labelling
ˈleɪbəlɪŋ
modeling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
modelling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
remodeling
ˌriːˈmɒdəlɪŋ
signaling
ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ
signalling
ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ
smuggling
ˈsmʌɡəlɪŋ
stumbling
ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ
travelling
ˈtrævəlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISABLING

disability
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
disablism
disablist
disabusal
disabuse

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISABLING

babbling
bling
bling bling
bling-bling
cabling
calling
doubling
dribbling
gambling
grumbling
humbling
mumbling
quibbling
rambling
rumbling
scrambling
shambling
sibling
timetabling
trembling
troubling

Synonyms and antonyms of disabling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISABLING»

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

Translation of «disabling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISABLING

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

Translator English - Chinese

禁用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incapacitante
570 millions of speakers

English

disabling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अक्षम करने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعطيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отключение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incapacitante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিষ্ক্রিয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désactivation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melumpuhkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Deaktivieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無効化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mateni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô hiệu hóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முடக்குவதன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अक्षम करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

devre dışı bırakma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disabilitazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyłączenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відключення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezactivarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απενεργοποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanskakel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

invalidiserande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

invalid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disabling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISABLING»

The term «disabling» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.758 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISABLING» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «DISABLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disabling.
1
Noreena Hertz
Governments have been ceding power to big multinational corporations in the market. We see the manifest in a variety of ways. Where governments are giving up power to big international institutions like the World Trade Organization or NAFTA, which are disabling governments' ability to protect the rights of their own people.
2
Mark Udall
Stem cells have the potential to be used to treat and better understand some of the world's most deadly and disabling diseases.
3
Stella Young
By far, the most disabling thing in my life is the physical environment. It dictates what I can and can't do every day.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISABLING»

Discover the use of disabling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disabling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Disabling professions
How the caring professions destabilise our lives: a radical analysis of the welfare power-base.
Ivan Illich, 1987
2
Disabling Globalization: Places of Power in Post-apartheid ...
Hart is especially innovative in placing the study of Taiwanese industrialists in South Africa in relation to both the agrarian history of Taiwan and China, and the way that Taiwanese overseas firms have operated in places other than South ...
Gillian Patricia Hart, 2002
3
Disabling Barriers - Enabling Environments
The book tackles a wide range of issues in numerous succinct chapters written by contributing authors, many of whom are disabled themselves. From the outset, the chapters take a multidisciplinary and international approach.
John Swain, Sally French, Colin Barnes, 2013
4
Racialized Bodies, Disabling Worlds: Storied Lives of ...
This ground-breaking work gives presence to the lives of people who are otherwise rendered socially invisible.
Parin Dossa, 2009
5
Brain-Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry: Drugs, ...
New scientific analyses in this completely updated edition include: Chapters covering every new antidepressant and stimulant drug Twenty new guidelines for how to conduct non-drug therapy A chapter describing how to safely withdraw from ...
Peter Roger Breggin, 2007
6
Disabling America: The Unintended Consequences of the ...
Told with the passion and conviction of a man who has seen firsthand the many ways such intrusive government threatens our freedom, this book finally exposes how the ADA is a legislative disaster that, in effect, disables all Americans.
Greg Perry, 2004
7
Controversial issues in a disabling society
This is an accessible and engaging book which challenges dominant positions and ideologies from a social model viewpoint of disability.
John Swain, Sally French, Colin Cameron, 2003
8
Images of the disabled, disabling images
The first book of its kind, Images of the Disabled/Disabling Images combines an examination of the presentation of persons with disabilities in literature, film, and the media with an analysis of the ways in which these "images" are ...
Alan Gartner, 1987
9
Disabling Interpretations: The Americans with Disabilities ...
Annotation "Susan Mezey argues that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 has not fulfilled its potential primarily because of the judiciary's "disabling interpretations" in adjudicating ADA claims.
Susan Gluck Mezey, 2005
10
Independent Futures: Creating User-led Disability Services ...
Introduction; Exploring disability; Disability politics and the struggle for change; Researching user-controlled services; User- controlled organisations: association or autonomy?
Colin Barnes, Geoffrey Mercer, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISABLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disabling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Officer's shooter gets sentence fit for a 'career criminal' - Philly.com
A Philadelphia judge on Wednesday sentenced Eric Torres to 66 to 132 years in prison for shooting and disabling police Officer Edward Davies ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
Gene therapy for deafness moves a few steps closer - News - 1330 …
There are currently no approved disease-modifying treatments for disabling hearing loss, which affects some 360 million people, or 5 percent of ... «WHBL Sheboygan, Jul 15»
3
Burglars focusing on homes with open garage doors | KXAN.com
To make your home less of a target for burglars, APD advises homeowners to not leave the garage door opener in the car and disabling the ... «KXAN.com, Jul 15»
4
Family makes new claims in amended bus crash lawsuit - News …
Zykia's twin brother, Zyquese, was also on Bus 57 and suffered "severe and permanently disabling injuries" in the crash, according to the ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
Vanderbilt Researchers Develop Antibodies to Fight Chikungunya …
Chikungunya virus causes a flu-like illness with headaches and fever and then disabling joint pain that can last for years. Up until now, there ... «Newswise, Jul 15»
6
Hacking Tools: PITA uses radio waves to steal encryption keys | BGR
You can't stop it by connecting to protected Wi-Fi networks or even disabling Wi-Fi completely. Turning off Bluetooth also won't help you protect ... «BGR, Jul 15»
7
Identities Released In Stabbing, Abduction Investigation - WOWT.com
He rammed the jeep, disabling both his car and the jeep. Doebelin took off on foot. Cswercko was transported to a hospital in serious condition ... «WOWT, Jul 15»
8
MRF: Migraine in the top 20 of the world's most disabling medical …
If you've ever dealt with a migraine you know how debilitating it can be. The sensitivity to sound, light, touch and smell can last for hours. «FOX6 WBRC - MyFoxAL.com, Jul 15»
9
Rabbits Are Disabling Cars at Denver Airport - Time
Cars parked at the Denver International Airport are under siege by a bunch of furry menaces. According to USA Today, one airport pilot was ... «TIME, Jul 15»
10
High-speed chase ends with spike strips disabling vehicle
A high-speed Tuesday morning police chase on Highway 28 ended just north of the Gasconade River when a 57-year-old suicidal man had his ... «The Rolla Daily News, Jul 15»

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