handicapped

han-di-capped · adjective, verb

imported

Definitions

adjective, verb

  1. 1.

    (Dated) Having a physical or mental disability. Note: This term is now considered outdated and potentially offensive; "disabled" or "person with a disability" is preferred.

  2. 2.

    Past tense and past participle of "handicap."

  3. 3.

    Placed at a disadvantage; hindered.

Related words

Antonyms: able-bodied, advantaged
See also: disabled, handicap, impaired
Synonyms: disabled, disadvantaged, impaired

Etymology

From handicap + -ed suffix. Originally from the 17th-century English phrase "hand in cap," a lottery game.