disabilities

NOUN

disadvantage, restriction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ailment defect impairment infirmity injury

STRONG

affliction detriment disqualification drawback inability incapacity incompetency inexperience invalidity lack unfitness weakness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

health strength

STRONG

ability advantage benefit extra help

WEAK

fitness

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disabilities

Another area of rising costs is students with disabilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

But, Seo added, people with disabilities still need somewhere they could feel safe.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

There are, of course, exemptions for people who are pregnant, have disabilities or are caring for young children.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

These disabilities can occur because a stroke deprives parts of the brain of oxygen or causes bleeding that destroys brain cells.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Barack, for his part, had spent plenty of time listening to laid-off factory workers, young military veterans trying to manage lifelong disabilities, mothers fed up with sending their kids to poorly functioning schools.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama