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# disabled

adjective (disabled); verb (disable, disables, disabled, disabling)

«disabled» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A disabled person has a physical or mental condition that makes some things harder to do, like walking, seeing or hearing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disabled/#m1)
2. Disabled can describe things made for disabled people: a disabled toilet, a disabled parking space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disabled/#m2)
3. To disable a machine or feature means to turn it off or stop it working. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disabled/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and PSHE lessons we learn that disabled people can do many things, sometimes in different ways, with wheelchairs, hearing aids, guide dogs or ramps; we include and respect them. In computing, you can disable a setting, such as location tracking. Phrases: «disabled access», «disabled parking», «disabled toilet», «people with disabilities», «disable the alarm».

### Examples

- My cousin is disabled and uses a wheelchair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disabled/#x1)
- The new library has disabled access with ramps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disabled/#x2)
- Don't park in a disabled space unless you have a badge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disabled/#x3)
- The Paralympics are for disabled athletes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disabled/#x4)
- Disable location settings on apps you don't need. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disabled/#x5)
- The bug disabled the computer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disabled/#x6)
- Many disabled people work, play sport and travel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disabled/#x7)
- There is a disabled toilet on the ground floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disabled/#x8)
- Even Timothy, the jointed wooden lion, who was made by the disabled soldiers, and should have had broader views, put on airs and pretended he was connected with Government. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disabled/#x9)

### Note

Many people prefer «disabled people» (UK) or «people with disabilities» (US); avoid old words like «handicapped» or «crippled». Not every disability can be seen. Ask before helping someone — do not just grab their wheelchair. Verb: disable → disabled, disabling.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disabled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disabled/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disabled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disabled.html) on Mova free.