Disablement: meaning, definitions and examples
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disablement
[ dɪsˈeɪ.bəl.mənt ]
physical condition
The action or result of making someone or something unable to perform a particular function or activity.
Synonyms
disability, impairment, incapacitation
Examples of usage
- The disablement of the machinery led to a delay in production.
- His disablement from the accident left him unable to walk for months.
legal context
The act of rendering someone legally incapable.
Synonyms
deprivation of legal rights, legal incapacity
Examples of usage
- The court declared his disablement and appointed a guardian.
Translations
Translations of the word "disablement" in other languages:
🇵🇹 incapacitação
- desativação
- deficiência
🇮🇳 अक्षमता
- अक्षम बनाना
- विकलांगता
🇩🇪 Deaktivierung
- Unfähigkeit
- Behinderung
🇮🇩 penonaktifan
- ketidakmampuan
- kecacatan
🇺🇦 вимкнення
- недієздатність
- інвалідність
🇵🇱 dezaktywizacja
- niezdolność
- niepełnosprawność
🇯🇵 無効化
- 無力
- 障害
🇫🇷 désactivation
- incapacité
- handicap
🇪🇸 desactivación
- incapacidad
- discapacidad
🇹🇷 devre dışı bırakma
- yetersizlik
- engellilik
🇰🇷 비활성화
- 무능력
- 장애
🇸🇦 تعطيل
- عجز
- إعاقة
🇨🇿 deaktivace
- neschopnost
- postižení
🇸🇰 deaktivácia
- neschopnosť
- postihnutie
🇨🇳 禁用
- 无能
- 残疾
🇸🇮 onemogočenje
- nezmožnost
- invalidnost
🇮🇸 óvirkni
- óhæfni
- fötlun
🇰🇿 өшіру
- қабілетсіздік
- мүгедектік
🇬🇪 გამორთვა
- უუნარობა
- ინვალიდობა
🇦🇿 dəaktivasiya
- bacarıqsızlıq
- əlillik
🇲🇽 desactivación
- incapacidad
- discapacidad
Word origin
The word 'disablement' originates from the verb 'disable' which dates back to the late 15th century, derived from the Old French word 'desabliier' meaning 'to render incapable'. Over time, 'disablement' has evolved to encompass both physical and legal contexts of incapacity and inability.
See also: disability, disabled, disabler, disabling.