disablement
- noun
- /dɪsˈeɪblmənt/
:
incapacidad
- The disablement of the elderly population due to mobility issues requires urgent attention from healthcare providers.
Examples
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Despite her subsequent disablement, she went on to marry and have three children, work as a microbiologist, perform as a comedienne, and serve as an advocate for minority groups.
Blog text (30) -
Especially in late 2006 and early 2007, China also exerted bilateral economic pressure on North Korea, which led to the disablement of its nuclear facilities at Yongbyon, the only concrete progress made to date as part of the six-party talks.
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The goals must be expressed in terms of reduction of disablement, and they must be measurable (15-18).
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This study follows Nagi's (1969) conceptual model of the disablement process.
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While they find that disability levels follow a predictable pattern, with white men having the lowest levels and black women and Hispanic women having the highest, black women are found to have increasing levels of disablement throughout old age.
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Environmental factors and contextual influences affect our full understanding of functional limitation and of the disablement process generally, and future studies should aim to consider such factors.
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Distinguishing between mobility characteristics caused by impairments and those typical of aging is a critical but rate-limiting step in determining the effectiveness of interventions intended to prevent disablement.
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It is another name for the mentally ill individual who also reveals a composite of variables associated with serious functional disablement, i.e., maturational, psycho-social, medical, educational, and vocational.
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Those on long-term sickness benefits, such as incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance, or (from 2008 when it replaced existing benefits) employment and support allowance (ESA), have been a particular target for Osborne as part of his aim to reduce the UK's welfare bill by 15 billion.
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After the accident, his disablement made it challenging for him to return to his previous job.
Synonyms
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3.5
A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses and daily activities
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2.8
Not able to do something you need to do
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6.1
A loss of ability caused by damage or other problems
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5.4
Not able to do things because your body or mind does not work well
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8.1
Being unable to do normal activities because of illness or injury
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6.0
Not being able to do something because you lack the ability
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8.1
A serious loss of strength and energy that makes someone weak
A lack of ability to do something
Antonyms
How Disabling
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disablement comes from the parts dis- ('not') and able ('able to do something'), with -ment turning it into a condition. So, disablement means the state of being 'not able' to do normal activities, which fits its use for physical or mental loss of ability.