Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disabled

[dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd]

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: dis-abled
IPA: [dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd]

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Made incapable of use or action.

adj

Having a disability.

adj

Legally disqualified.

noun

One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)

verb

simple past and past participle of disable

Example Sentences

"In the car department we would repair cars that were disabled and placed in bad order by a bunch of scalies taking the place of striking switchmen, engineers, Firemen, etc."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Old French ablebor. Middle English able English able English disable English -ed English disabled From disable + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd]

Inflected Forms

more disabled (comparative) most disabled (superlative) disableds (plural)

Derived Forms

antidisabled disabledness multidisabled neurodisabled nondisabled predisabled semidisabled undisabled

Phrases

intellectually disabled learning-disabled print-disabled disabled access disabled list disabled sport

Synonyms

incapacitated indisposed invalid lame handicapped

Antonyms

abled enabled

Rhymes With

enabled labeled labelled tabled fabled abled cabled mislabeled unlabeled gabled

Questions

How do you pronounce disabled?: The recorded pronunciation is [dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd].
What does disabled mean?: Made incapable of use or action.
Where does disabled come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Old French ablebor. Middle English able English able English disable English -ed English disabled From disable + -ed.

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