Disabled and Useless

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

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

Useless adjective - Not capable of being put to use or account.

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Disabled and useless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disabled" instead an adjective "Useless".

Nearby Words: use, useful, uselessly

In the Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer anime, this is why Shuuko Suzuhara left her child Misaki under the care of others, since she didn't want people to look down on Misaki for having "a useless mother", which is unfortunately Truth in Television as far as attitudes towards the disabled go in Japan.

Source: Disabled Means Helpless
That, and the useless blonde cop's decision not to check the fridge of an apparently disabled man when he asks her to check it.

Source: Series / Line of Duty
While there are fighters in the game, they're useless until the enemy's flak lasers are disabled.

Source: Standard Starship Scuffle

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