Handicap
Handicap noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.
Intervention and handicap are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intervention" instead a noun "Handicap".
Nearby Words: handicapped, handicapping
Intervention
Intervention noun - The act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others.
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Synonyms for Intervention
Handicap and intervention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Handicap" instead a noun "Intervention".
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How words are described
| physical | physical handicap | physical intervention |
| real | real handicap | real intervention |
| massive | massive handicap | massive intervention |
| serious | serious handicap | serious intervention |
| Other adjectives: unfortunate, little, major, additional, technological. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- In some other fights, no such characters are apparent in the game itself, but the enemy has a Drama-Preserving Handicap or according to the lore the player is only Fighting a Shadow... because of the previous intervention of immortal beings.
Source: Broken Aesop / Video Games
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