Synonyms for disablement
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The action of disabling or the state of being disabled.
The world would change if countries agreed to the disablement of all nuclear weapons.
Forms
- Plural
- disablements → disabilities, impairments, handicaps, mischiefs…
Example sentences
- disability Fadil used Layla's disability to make her suffer.
- handicap She seems to be laboring under the family handicap.
- impairment Yanni's visual impairment makes him more vulnerable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disablement | falling | |
| disability | steady | |
| handicap | falling | |
| impairment | rising | |
| incapacitation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- handicap3, mischief2
- 10 letters
- disability5, impairment3
- 14 letters
- incapacitation6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (handicap3 = 3 syllables).