Disabled and Ill

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Disabled adjective - Deprived of the power to perform one or more natural bodily activities.

Usage example: the disabled man was unable to climb the stairs without help

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Ill and disabled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ill" instead an adjective "Disabled".

Ill adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.

Usage example: since I'm ill, I guess that I'll just have to miss that dental appointment

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Disabled and ill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disabled" instead an adjective "Ill".

Nearby Word: illness

Psychopaths on the other hand are mentally ill/disabled and literally cannot comprehend their own mortality (in anything but an academic sense).

Source: Sociopathic Soldier
If they don't have the phobia they could be too lazy/overworked/sick (as in physically ill or disabled) to spend the umpteen hours needed to get the place together.

Source: Trash of the Titans
It ordered the secret decontamination (involuntary euthanasia) of Germany's mentally ill and disabled to conserve food and money.

Source: The Purge

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