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handicapped

[han-dee-kapt] / ˈhæn diˌkæpt /


ADJECTIVE
(offensive) having a disability
Synonyms


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Byron Callan, a defense analyst at Washington, D.C.–based Capital Alpha Partners, which advises investors on government policy matters, has handicapped five possible outcomes in Iran.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

Those failures handicapped heroic efforts from fire crews on day one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

It may transpire that Verstappen's car was handicapped when he set his fastest time.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025

Cognitive fluency and watery judicial eyes aside, Arriaga and I are still handicapped without a PC.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2024

I locked myself in the handicapped stall and sat down.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling


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