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- [han-dee-kap]
- /ˈhæn diˌkæp/
- /ˈhæn.dɪ.kæp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [han-dee-kap]
- /ˈhæn diˌkæp/
Definitions of handicap word
- noun handicap a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning. 1
- noun handicap the disadvantage or advantage itself. 1
- noun handicap any disadvantage that makes success more difficult: The main handicap of our business is lack of capital. 1
- noun handicap Sometimes Offensive. a physical or mental disability making participation in certain of the usual activities of daily living more difficult. 1
- verb with object handicap to place at a disadvantage; disable or burden: He was handicapped by his injured ankle. 1
- verb with object handicap to subject to a disadvantageous handicap, as a competitor of recognized superiority. 1
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Origin of handicap
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; 1870-75 for def 8; orig. hand i' cap hand in cap, referring to a drawing before a horse race
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Parts of speech for Handicap
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
handicap popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
handicap usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for handicap
verb handicap
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- cripple — A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.
- hamstring — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- impede — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
noun handicap
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
- affliction — An affliction is something which causes physical or mental suffering.
- barrier — A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved.
- disability — lack of adequate power, strength, or physical or mental ability; incapacity.
- drawback — a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
Antonyms for handicap
verb handicap
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- facilitate — to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- benefit — The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
noun handicap
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- relief — prominence, distinctness, or vividness due to contrast.
- blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
- freedom — the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
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