handicapped

• IPA^(key): /ˈhændikæpt/

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handicapped

1. simple past and past participle of handicap

handicapped (comparative more handicapped, superlative most handicapped)

1. (sometimes considered offensive) Having a handicap.

   handicapped person

   handicapped man

2. (now derogatory) Limited by an impediment of some kind.
   • 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:

     We are so handicapped for means, you see—the old story with this sort of institution. Practically everything we have has been given us at one time or another—it has to be, for there is simply no fund to apply to purchasing.

Many health advocates advise against describing a disabled person as being handicapped (cf. physically challenged and with disabilities).

• disabled
• impaired

handicapped (plural handicappeds)

1. (India) A disabled person.