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- Dictionaryincapacitated/ˌɪnkəˈpasɪteɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. deprived of strength or power; debilitated: "Richard was temporarily incapacitated"
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to make someone unable to work or do things normally, or unable to do what they intended to do: The accident left me incapacitated for seven months. Rubber bullets are designed to incapacitate people rather than kill them. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Injuring and injuries. at-risk. battered child syndrome. battered woman syndrome.
The meaning of INCAPACITATED is deprived of capacity or natural power : made incapable of or unfit for normal functioning. How to use incapacitated in a sentence.
Incapacitated definition: deprived of strength or ability; made incapable or nonfunctional. See examples of INCAPACITATED used in a sentence.
to make someone unable to work or do things normally, or unable to do what they intended to do: The accident left me incapacitated for seven months. Rubber bullets are designed to incapacitate people rather than kill them. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Injuring and injuries. at-risk. battered child syndrome. battered woman syndrome.
to remove someone’s ability to do something: The accident incapacitated me for seven months.
Incapacitated is an adjective that describes a state where you don’t have the capacity, or ability, to accomplish something. When someone becomes incapacitated, illness or injury is usually to blame.
in·ca·pac·i·tate. (ĭn′kə-păs′ĭ-tāt′) tr.v. in·ca·pac·i·tat·ed, in·ca·pac·i·tat·ing, in·ca·pac·i·tates. 1. To deprive of strength or ability; disable. 2. To make legally ineligible; disqualify. in′ca·pac′i·ta′tion n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
