gehandicapte — meaning in English

English meaning

• disabled adj Having a lasting physical or mental condition that limits activity or function.
• invalid adj Not legally or officially acceptable; not valid.

Senses

gehandicapte is used for these senses in English:

• disabled (nonstandard) One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)
• invalid (dated, sometimes, offensive) Any person with a disability or illness.

disabled — full definition

1. adj Having a lasting physical or mental condition that limits activity or function.
2. adj Made unable to work or operate; switched off.

invalid — full definition

1. adj Not legally or officially acceptable; not valid.
2. noun A person who is chronically ill, disabled, or too weak to care for themselves.

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