Disabled
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- This trope is Older Than Feudalism in real life: In the ancient world, around the Mediterranean sea, disabled new-borns were "exposed", that is, left in the street to die, by their parents.
Source: Bury Your Disabled -
However, the White Plains managed to hit the Chokai's exposed torpedo launcher with one shell, setting off eight 1000-pound warheads which disabled the Chokai's engines.
Source: Cherry Tapping -
Stupid Sacrifice: The Darkling sacrifices itself to open the door to the roof for Jackie in the Asylum, dying after being exposed to sunlight...but Jackie wasn't actually disabled in any way at the moment.
Source: Video Game / The Darkness
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Exposed and Disabled. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/disabled/exposed
Disabled & Exposed. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/disabled/exposed>.
Exposed or Disabled. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/disabled/exposed.
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