disabling
Making something nonfunctional
Disabling describes something that impairs function or capability.
A disabling injury prevents normal activity.
A disabling condition limits what someone can do.
The word also applies to actions that render something inoperative: a disabling blow to equipment, disabling a security system.
The stroke left him with disabling weakness on his left side.
Impeding forward progress
- preventingStopping before occurrence
- thwartingObstructing intended outcomes
- hinderingCreating obstacles to progress
- hamperingInterfering with progress
impeding · obstructing · interfering · stalling · derailing · neutralizing · undermining · sabotaging
Failure to operate properly
- failureLack of success
- shutdownCessation of operations
- deactivationRendering inoperative
- overrideCancel by authority
lockout · crash · bug · error · glitch · breakdown · inoperative · nonfunctional
Loss of muscle function
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- incapacitationState of being disabled
- immobilizationPreventing movement entirely
- debilitationLoss of strength or vitality
impairment · crippling · enfeeblement · prostration · dysfunction · weakness · deterioration · infirmity
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- accessibilityEase of approach
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- rampSloped connecting surface
barrier-free · orthotic · accessible · inclusion · ADA
Placing restrictions upon
- constrainingImposing limits upon
- curtailingReducing in extent
- suppressingForcibly restraining or inhibiting
- inhibitingPreventing or slowing action
restraining · throttling · capping · reducing · diminishing · weakening · dampening · attenuating
State or stipulation
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- illnessState of poor health
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- disorderAbsence of organization
syndrome · affliction · ailment · fibromyalgia · arthritis · autoimmune · neurological · degenerative
blocking
Impeding forward progress
- preventingStopping before occurrence
- thwartingObstructing intended outcomes
- hinderingCreating obstacles to progress
hampering · impeding · obstructing · interfering · stalling · derailing · neutralizing · undermining · sabotaging · incapacitating
malfunction
Failure to operate properly
- failureLack of success
- shutdownCessation of operations
- deactivationRendering inoperative
override · lockout · crash · bug · error · glitch · breakdown · inoperative · nonfunctional · offline
paralysis
Loss of muscle function
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- incapacitationState of being disabled
- immobilizationPreventing movement entirely
debilitation · impairment · crippling · enfeeblement · prostration · dysfunction · weakness · deterioration · infirmity · neuropathy
wheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- accessibilityEase of approach
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
ramp · barrier-free · orthotic · accessible · inclusion · ADA
limiting
Placing restrictions upon
- constrainingImposing limits upon
- curtailingReducing in extent
- suppressingForcibly restraining or inhibiting
inhibiting · restraining · throttling · capping · reducing · diminishing · weakening · dampening · attenuating · deactivating
condition
State or stipulation
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- illnessState of poor health
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
disorder · syndrome · affliction · ailment · fibromyalgia · arthritis · autoimmune · neurological · degenerative · prognosis
- impairmentsimpairment, paralysis, incapacity, blindness, deafness
- inactivationdeactivation, shutdown, silencing, inhibition, suppression
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- restrainingconstraining, restricting, limiting, confining, curbing
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- medical descriptorsacute, chronic, mild, moderate, severe
disablingenabling
Making something feasible
activating · nondisabling · empowering · turning on · switching on
disablingempowering
Giving authority or confidence
enabling · aiding · facilitating · sanctioning · permitting
disablinghealing
Restoration of health
restorative · rehabilitating · therapeutic · curative · strengthening
able, ability, enable, disabled, disable, disability, enabling, enabled, disables