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- Dictionaryhandicap/ˈhandɪkap/
noun
- 1. a circumstance that makes progress or success difficult: "not being able to drive was something of a handicap" Similar Opposite
- 2. a condition that markedly restricts a person's ability to function physically, mentally, or socially: dated, offensive "he was born with a significant visual handicap" Similar
verb
- 1. act as an impediment to: "lack of funding has handicapped the development of research"
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an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult for someone to do some things that other people do, and that is usually permanent or lasts for a long time. This word is now considered offensive by many people, who prefer the word disability. Synonym.
- English (US)
HANDICAP meaning: 1. an illness, injury, or condition that...
- Znaczenie Handicap, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
HANDICAP definicja: 1. an illness, injury, or condition that...
- Handicap: French Translation
HANDICAP translate: handicap [masculine], handicap...
- Handicap: German Translation
handicap translate: die Behinderung, das Handikap, das...
- Handicap: Thai Translation
handicap translate: อุปสรรค, (การแข่งขัน) การเสียเปรียบ,...
- Handicap: Indonesian Translation
HANDICAP translate: hambatan, handikap, handikap, cacat,...
- Vietnamese Translation
HANDICAP translate: điều bất lợi, cuộc thi có chấp, cuộc thi...
- Handicap in Catalan
handicap translate: discapacitat, desavantatge, obstacle,...
- English (US)
Learn the meaning of handicap as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how handicap can refer to a race or contest, a disadvantage, or a physical disability.
Handicap definition: a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.. See examples of HANDICAP used in a sentence.
A mental or physical disadvantage, such as blindness or a missing leg, is a handicap: something that disables you in some way. Handicaps can also be imposed artificially to even out the odds in sporting events.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word handicap, from a physical or mental disability to a disadvantage or advantage in a contest. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and translations of handicap in different languages.
[countable] something that makes it difficult for somebody to do something synonym obstacle. Not speaking the language proved to be a bigger handicap than I'd imagined. In a job like this, lack of experience is no real handicap. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Handicap can mean a permanent problem with your mind or body, or a disadvantage that makes something more difficult. Learn more about the word, its synonyms and translations in different languages.