disableverb
uk/dɪˈseɪ.bəl/us/dɪˈseɪ.bəl/disable verb (PERSON)
[ T often passive ] to cause someone to have an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult for them to do the things that other people do:
She was disabled in the accident.
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Injuring and injuries
- at-risk
- be in the wars idiom
- bite
- boo-boo
- cripple
- gash
- harm
- injure
- injury
- lesion
- muscle
- pull
- rick
- sprain
- trample
- trauma
- twist
- victim
- whiplash
- wound 1
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Machines - not functioning
disable verb (MACHINE)
[ T ] to stop something such as (part of) a machine, system, or weapon from working:
This weapons system will destroy or disable any incoming missile.
Disable the alarm system and then enter the building.
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Injuring and injuries
- at-risk
- be in the wars idiom
- bite
- boo-boo
- cripple
- gash
- harm
- injure
- injury
- lesion
- muscle
- pull
- rick
- sprain
- trample
- trauma
- twist
- victim
- whiplash
- wound 1
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Machines - not functioning
disabling
adjective uk/dɪˈseɪ.blɪŋ/us/dɪˈseɪ.blɪŋ/
a disabling illness