a physical or mental condition or illness that restricts a person in his or her ability to move or use his or her senses
2.
something that disables; handicap
3.
lack of necessary intelligence, strength, etc
4.
an incapacity in the eyes of the law to enter into certain transactions
▶ USAGE Many deaf people object to the use of the phrase hearing disability
Examples of 'disabilities' in a sentence
disabilities
`There are many thousands of people with serious disabilities ,' she began.
Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)
They're amateurs, and that has its disabilities, advantages too, of course.
Penelope Fitzgerald HUMAN VOICES (2002)
All related terms of 'disabilities'
disability
A disability is a permanent injury , illness, or physical or mental condition that tends to restrict the way that someone can live their life .
hidden disability
any permanent disabling condition that is not obvious to other people, such as deafness or chronic depression
mental disability
a condition that limits a person's intellectual capacity , resulting directly or indirectly from injury to the brain or from abnormal neurological development
learning disability
a condition which limits a person's capacity to learn
developmental disability
a disability , as mental retardation or cerebral palsy , that begins at an early age and continues indefinitely , leading to substantial handicap