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HANDICAPPED
disabled, handicapped
(adjective) having restricted mental or physical functioning as a consequence of injury or illness
disabled, handicapped
(noun) people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; “technology to help the elderly and the disabled”
HANDICAP
disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap
(verb) injure permanently; “He was disabled in a car accident”
handicap, hinder, hamper
(verb) put at a disadvantage; “The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements”
handicap
(verb) attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
handicapped
simple past tense and past participle of handicap
Adjective
handicapped (comparative more handicapped, superlative most handicapped)
Having a handicap.
(derogatory) Limited by an impediment of some kind.
Usage notes
Many people advise against describing a disabled person as being handicapped.
Noun
handicapped (plural handicappeds)
(India) A disabled person.
Source: Wiktionary
HANDICAP
Hand"i*cap, n. Etym: [From hand in cap; -- perh. in reference to an old mode of setting a bargain by taking pieces of money from a cap.]
1. An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success; as, the handicap was five seconds, or ten pounds, and the like.
2. A race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility, strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
3. An old game at cards. [Obs.] Pepys.
Hand"i*cap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handicapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Handicapping.]
Definition: To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was heavily handicapped.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRAZY
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