invalid — meaning in English

English meaning

• cripple noun An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.
• disabled adj Having a lasting physical or mental condition that limits activity or function.
• invalid adj Not legally or officially acceptable; not valid.

Senses

invalid is used for these senses in English:

• cripple (offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.
• disabled Having a disability.
• invalid (dated, sometimes, offensive) Any person with a disability or illness.
• invalid (dated, sometimes, offensive) A person who is confined to home or bed because of illness, disability or injury; one who is too sick or weak to care for themselves.

cripple — full definition

1. noun An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.
2. verb To severely damage or disable something, physically or otherwise.

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.

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