ALL meanings of handicapped
hand·i·capped
H h - adjective handicapped mentally disabled 1
- noun,plural handicapped disabled people 1
- noun handicapped See cripple. 1
- adjective handicapped sport: using a handicap system 1
- noun handicapped Having a condition that markedly restricts one’s ability to function physically, mentally, or socially. 1
- adjective handicapped Sometimes Offensive. physically or mentally disabled. 1
- adjective handicapped of or designed for handicapped people: handicapped parking. 1
- adjective handicapped Sports. (of a competitor) marked by, being under, or having a handicap: a handicapped player. 1
- noun handicapped 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 handicapped the disadvantage or advantage itself. 1
- noun handicapped any disadvantage that makes success more difficult: The main handicap of our business is lack of capital. 1
- noun handicapped Sometimes Offensive. a physical or mental disability making participation in certain of the usual activities of daily living more difficult. 1
- verb with object handicapped to place at a disadvantage; disable or burden: He was handicapped by his injured ankle. 1
- verb with object handicapped to subject to a disadvantageous handicap, as a competitor of recognized superiority. 1
- verb with object handicapped to assign handicaps to (competitors). 1
- verb with object handicapped Sports. to attempt to predict the winner of (a contest, especially a horse race), as by comparing past performances of the contestants. to assign odds for or against (any particular contestant) to win a contest or series of contests: He handicapped the Yankees at 2-to-1 to take the series from the Cardinals. 1
- adjective handicapped Someone who is handicapped has a physical or mental disability that prevents them living a totally normal life. Many people who have a disability find this word offensive. 0
- adjective handicapped Some people refer to people who are handicapped as the handicapped. 0
- adjective handicapped physically disabled 0
- adjective handicapped denoting a person whose social behaviour or emotional reactions are in some way impaired 0
- adjective handicapped (of a competitor) assigned a handicap 0