Handicapped and Wounded

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Handicapped adjective - Incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness.

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Wounded and handicapped are semantically related. in thwarted topic. In some cases you can use "Wounded" instead an adjective "Handicapped".

Nearby Words: handicap, handicapping

Wounded adjective - Suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle.

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Handicapped and wounded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Handicapped" instead an adjective "Wounded".

Nearby Words: wound, wounding

This trope is a favorite of CSI where a dead guy will lead to another character who was wounded in the altercation and is similarly dying (or else becoming severely harmed/handicapped).

Source: Mutual Kill
Not to mention that many versions of Ares have him handicapped in someway; often with a wounded leg.

Source: War God
Senseless Sacrifice: Silence is wounded in his shoulder, is handicapped by his right hand being burned and calmly walks up to a building in which six bounty hunters are holed up.

Source: Film / The Great Silence

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