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What is another word for handicapped?

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Adjective

Physically disabled or crippled

Unable to progress due to constraints

Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others

Impaired or intellectually disabled

Past tense for to act as an impediment or burden to

Past tense for to cause physical or bodily damage or injury to

Past tense for to cause to become physically weaker

Past tense for to put down or control by cruelty or force

Past tense for to put at an unfair disadvantage

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Adjective

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Physically disabled or crippled

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

physically challenged

physically handicapped

immobilized^US

immobilised^UK

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

agonised^UK

agonized^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

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“Modification or adjustment services of any vehicle intended for use by any physically handicapped person will also be zero-rated.”

Adjective

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Unable to progress due to constraints

baulked^UK

balked^US

blocked

deterred

“It just does not seem fair that we should be handicapped by rules that restrict our ability to invest in new opportunities.”

Adjective

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Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others

in straitened circumstances

on the breadline

in reduced circumstances

down and out

as poor as a church mouse

unable to keep the wolf from the door

without two brass farthings to rub together

without two pennies farthings to rub together

economically disadvantaged

unable to make ends meet

without two pennies to rub together

without two farthings to rub together

without a penny to one's name

economically deprived

financially disadvantaged

meager^US

discriminated against

meagre^UK

poor as a church mouse

in distressed circumstances

without a brass farthing

without a shot in one's locker

in dire circumstances

financially distressed

in financial difficulties

financially embarrassed

not having two pennies to rub together

not having two farthings to rub together

without means of support

in a bad way

short of cash

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Adjective

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Impaired or intellectually disabled

intellectually disabled

intellectually impaired

learning disabled

Verb

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Past tense for to act as an impediment or burden to

put at a disadvantage

placed at a disadvantage

put out of commission

baulked^UK

balked^US

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

stayed

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

put in an unfavourable position

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

neutralized^US

demoralized^US

neutralised^UK

demoralised^UK

dragged through the mud

brought to screeching halt

prevented from making progress

inflicted a handicap on

screwed up

kept within the limits of

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

taken down

took down

anchored it

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

snew

snown

gave a disadvantage to

given a disadvantage to

put a spoke in someone's wheel

ostracized^US

canceled^US

cancelled^UK

brought to a standstill

ostracised^UK

beat someone to the draw

put at risk

put on the back burner

beat someone to the punch

employed delaying tactics

kicked the can down the road

played havoc with

made a mess of

beaten someone to the draw

closed one's doors to

rained on someone's parade

beaten someone to the punch

took wind out of sails

taken wind out of sails

took a rain check on

taken a rain check on

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“And, more importantly, it may be a decision that could handicap the sponsor's future development efforts.”

Verb

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Past tense for to cause physical or bodily damage or injury to

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

pummelled^UK

vandalized^US

pulverized^US

vandalised^UK

discoloured^UK

pulverised^UK

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

pummeled^US

played merry hell with

discolored^US

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Verb

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Past tense for to cause to become physically weaker

immobilised^UK

immobilized^US

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

brought someone to their knees

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

sapped the strength of

reduced the powers of

removed the sting from

eaten away

ate away

sucked dry

put out of commission

demoralized^US

jeopardized^US

demoralised^UK

shrivelled^UK

shriveled^US

jeopardised^UK

had a negative effect on

rained on someone's parade

confined to a wheelchair

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

bore down

borne down

beaten down

wore oneself to a frazzle

wore yourself out

worn yourself out

wore oneself to a shadow

ran into the ground

worn oneself to a frazzle

worn oneself to a shadow

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Past tense for to put down or control by cruelty or force

Verb

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Past tense for to put at an unfair disadvantage

penalised^UK

penalized^US

unfairly disadvantaged

put at a disadvantage

caused to suffer

put at an unfair disadvantage

put at disadvantage

put in an unfavourable position

inflicted a handicap on

put a hindrance in the way of

put a impediment in the way of

put a stumbling block in the way of

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