Handicapped — synonyms, definition

1. handicapped (a)

afflicted blind burdened convalescent crippled deaf delicate disabled feeble ill impaired infirm invalid paraplegic quadriplegic sick sickly unhealthy

2. handicapped (Adjective)

handicapped (Adjective) — Incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness.

handicapped (Adjective) — Limited by an impediment of some kind.

3. handicapped (Noun)

handicapped (Noun) — People collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped. ex. "technology to help the elderly and the handicapped"

people the halt

4. handicapped (Verb)

hampered hindered incapacitated invalided

handicapped (Verb) — Injure permanently. ex. "He was handicapped in a car accident"

handicapped (Verb) — Attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant.

handicapped (Verb) — Put at a disadvantage. ex. "The brace I have to wear is handicapping my movements"

biased disadvantaged disfavored disfavoured injured wounded hocked