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A lawyer who does not know men is handicapped.
William Dunbar

Meaning of "handicapped" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HANDICAPPED

handicapped  [ˈhændɪˌkæpt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANDICAPPED

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

WHAT DOES HANDICAPPED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

handicapped

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 handicapped in the English dictionary

The first definition of handicapped in the dictionary is physically disabled. Other definition of handicapped is denoting a person whose social behaviour or emotional reactions are in some way impaired. Handicapped is also assigned a handicap.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HANDICAPPED


adapt
əˈdæpt
apt
æpt
icecapped
ˈaɪsˌkæpt
kidnapped
ˈkɪdnæpt
nonhandicapped
ˌnɒnˈhændɪˌkæpt
overlapped
ˈəʊvəˌlæpt
rapped
ræpt
rapt
ræpt
rate-capped
ˈreɪtˌkæpt
scrapped
skræpt
slapped
slæpt
snapped
snæpt
snowcapped
ˈsnəʊˌkæpt
strapped
stræpt
trapped
træpt
uncapped
ʌnˈkæpt
untapped
ʌnˈtæpt
usucapt
ˈjuːzjʊˌkæpt
wrapped
ræpt
zapped
zæpt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANDICAPPED

handfasting
handfed
handfeed
handful
handgrip
handgun
handhold
handicap
handicap register
handicapper
handicapping
handicraft
handicrafter
handicraftsman
handier
handiest
handily
handiness
handism
handiwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANDICAPPED

bitch-slapped
booby-trapped
capped
cash-strapped
clapped
crapped
entrapped
gapped
happed
lapped
mapped
mentally handicapped
napped
physically handicapped
recapped
shrink-wrapped
stopped
swapped
tapped
unmapped
unwrapped

Synonyms and antonyms of handicapped in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HANDICAPPED»

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

Translation of «handicapped» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANDICAPPED

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

Translator English - Chinese

残疾的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

discapacitado
570 millions of speakers

English

handicapped
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विकलांग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُعَاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неполноценный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deficiente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিকলাঙ্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

handicapé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cacat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

behindert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

障害のある
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장애가 있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cacat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàn tật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊனமுற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

özürlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

upośledzony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неповноцінний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

handicapat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάπηρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gestremde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

funktionshindrad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

handikappet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of handicapped

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDICAPPED»

The term «handicapped» is very widely used and occupies the 22.861 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDICAPPED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «handicapped» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «handicapped» 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 handicapped

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10 QUOTES WITH «HANDICAPPED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word handicapped.
1
Scott Adams
You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he punches you first. And you don't argue when a women tells you she's only making 80 cents to your dollar. It's the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles.
2
Scott Adams
Women are treated differently by society for exactly the same reason that children and the mentally handicapped are treated differently.
3
Gordon W. Allport
Scarcely anyone ever wants to be anybody else. However handicapped or unhappy he feels himself, he would not change places with other more fortunate mortals.
4
Aloe Blacc
We develop social systems for the handicapped, but when you're handicapped in your mind, society doesn't handle those situations well. I think we don't recognize or acknowledge the power of messages and how deeply affected we all are by the messages we receive from the media.
5
Jack Black
Let's face it, the great comedians now that are handicapped in the looks department are tremendous writers.
6
Kieran Culkin
A week before shooting, they told me, You don't have the part, yet. We're still trying to find a handicapped kid who can act. Either that or we break your legs.
7
William Dunbar
A lawyer who does not know men is handicapped.
8
Betty Friedan
A woman is handicapped by her sex, and handicaps society, either by slavishly copying the pattern of man's advance in the professions, or by refusing to compete with man at all.
9
Pud Galvin
From the time I went into baseball, I have always been handicapped by my hands, which are too small. I never saw the day yet when I was able to span an ordinary baseball.
10
Hubert H. Humphrey
It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANDICAPPED»

Discover the use of handicapped in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to handicapped and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Conditional Love: Parents' Attitudes Toward Handicapped Children
Both the rich ethnography and the lucid analysis contained in this book offer unique theoretical insights and social implications that should not be missed by anyone interested in the pragmatics of parenthood and the social and ...
Meira Weiss, 1994
2
Raising a Handicapped Child: A Helpful Guide for Parents of ...
Still the only handbook of its kind to discuss both the emotional and physical problems of raising a child with a disability, this guide offers complete, practical, and reassuring advice for parents who care for these children.
Charlotte E. Thompson, 2000
3
Attitudes Toward Handicapped Students: Professional, Peer, ...
handicapped children. They must be able to give information to parents about their child's handicap and be able to help them understand and take advantage of the rights provided by Public Law 94-142. These professionals must also be ...
Marcia D. Horne, 2012
4
Mainstreaming Handicapped Children: Outcomes, Controversies, ...
Revised proceedings of a symposium held at the University of Delaware, April 6-7, 1984.
C. Julius Meisel, 1986
5
The Handicapped Squirrel
It lets the person who is reading the book realize that they too can do many things, & have fun doing them. This book is totally uplifting. This book is good for children through adults. Everyone is a "kid" when they do not feel well.
Alixander Hunter, 1998
6
Creative music therapy: individualized treatment for the ...
Uses improvisational music therapy on an individual basis with variously mentally, emotionally, and physically handicapped children.
Paul Nordoff, Clive Robbins, 1977
7
Your Soul's Plan eChapters - Chapter 3: Parenting ...
This special eChapter tells the true story of Jennifer, who planned to have two handicapped sons, one with Asperger’s Syndrome, bipolar disorder, and Attention Deficit Disorder, the other with severe autism and blindness, and it explains ...
Robert Schwartz, 2012
8
Should the baby live?: the problem of handicapped infants
Two authorities on medical ethics offer an analysis, complemented by numerous case studies, of the controversial issue of treatment or non-treatment of handicapped newborns
Helga Kuhse, Peter Singer, 1985
9
Foundations of education for blind and visually handicapped ...
This comprehensive overview of educational theory and practice, designed for special education students and teachers, also constitutes a basic reference tool for administrators, supervisors of support services, school psychologists, and ...
Geraldine T. Scholl, American Foundation for the Blind, 1986
10
Educating All Handicapped Children
But that which was denied blacks and women by statutes, has more often been denied the handicapped by the handshakes and winks of ladies and gentlemen. What was legislated and implemented in the guise of friendship and compassion  ...
Robert Heinich, 1979

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANDICAPPED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term handicapped is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Farmington church offers free festival parking to handicapped
Free parking will be offered to handicapped people at the Salem United Church of Christ during Founders Festival. (Photo: John Stormzand ... «Hometownlife.com, Jul 15»
2
Viral photo shows cop car parked in handicapped spot at IHOP in …
LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A picture of a police car in Indiana has garnered over a million views, after it was caught parking in a handicapped spot at ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
3
Report: Former Wake Forest standout pleads to sex acts with …
... for misdemeanor sexual battery after being accused of having sex with a mentally handicapped woman in January, the Gaston (N.C.) Gazette ... «SportingNews.com, Jul 15»
4
Developed societies pay special attention to handicapped people …
Developed societies pay special attention to handicapped people: Governor ... especially, they give special attention to the handicapped, poor, ... «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
5
Handicapped ministry opens doors for Christ
But being handicapped and receiving zero assistance? That can make one hopeless. For many in Abkhazia, this is a reality. Abkhazia is a ... «Mission Network News, Jul 15»
6
Johnnie St. Vrain: Does downtown Longmont have enough …
Handicapped parking in downtown Longmont can be found behind Main Street shops, such as in this lot in the 500 block, and along a few side ... «Longmont Times-Call, Jul 15»
7
Hamilton retirement center fundraising for handicapped accessible …
A Hamilton retirement center is fundraising to buy a handicapped accessible bus to serve its surging population of increasingly frail residents. «NBC Montana, Jul 15»
8
Disabled vet frustrated with lack of City Hall handicapped parking
Parking downtown can be nightmare, but one handicapped driver says it's next to impossible, citing the lack of available handicapped parking ... «KXLY Spokane, Jul 15»
9
Event to back handicapped van purchase
Ayers has been in desperate need the past couple of years for a new handicapped accessible van specially fitted to accommodate his ... «DeSoto Times-Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Handicapped man dead after fire breaks out at home
A handicapped man who was home alone was killed in a fire that happened Wednesday north of Stokes in Pitt County. «WCTI12.com, Jul 15»

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