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handicapped

[han-dee-kapt] / ˈhæn diˌkæpt /


ADJECTIVE
(offensive) having a disability
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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

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

From BBC Nov. 28, 2025

Hoy’s wife, Kathleen, said her late husband had medical issues, used handicapped parking and though he would sometimes “yell at traffic” she had never known him to draw his weapon.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 29, 2025

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

From Slate Sep. 17, 2024

It handicapped the most talented and fastest boats, and gave every advantage to the slower boats.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown



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