disability

disability
dis|a|bil|i|ty [ˌdısəˈbılıti] n plural disabilities
1.)
a physical or mental condition that makes it difficult for someone to use a part of their body properly, or to learn normally
with a disability
▪ Public places are becoming more accessible to people with disabilities.
learning/physical/mental etc disability
▪ children with severe learning disabilities
2.) [U]
when you have a physical or mental disability
▪ learning to cope with disability
3.) [U] AmE
money that is given by the government to people who have physical disabilities
on disability
▪ Evans lives on disability because of an accident that left her paralyzed.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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