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deficiente — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deficient adjective Lacking something necessary or sufficient; inadequate.
  • disabled adj Having a lasting physical or mental condition that limits activity or function.
  • handicapped adj Having a physical or mental disability.
  • wanting adj Lacking or falling short of what is needed or expected.

Senses

deficiente is used for these senses in English:

  • deficient Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
  • disabled Having a disability.
  • handicapped (sometimes considered, _, offensive) Having a handicap.
  • wanting Absent or lacking.

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.

Related Portuguese words