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incapacitated

incapacitated

6.3
Unable to move or act normally after illness such as an injury
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪˌteɪtɪd/
translation icon : incapacitado
  • The flu left her incapacitated, making it difficult to get out of bed.

I mean, the worst fear that I have is like being incapacitated.

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Examples

  • You fire, you are trained to at the very basic level, shoot until your target is is down, is incapacitated, it's not able to fight anymore.

  • EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE TEMPORARILY INCAPACITATED, IN THE LONG RUN, I'M SURE IT WILL BE MORE THAN WORTH THE TIME.

  • Because if somebody went to prison, had the nomination taken from them or became incapacitated and could not serve.

  • But I'm not so sure that being grief strip stricken and incapacitated isn't appropriate.

  • BEGIN MANUAL PAIRING ASSET INCAPACITATED

  • INCAPACITATED.

  • After the car accident, he was incapacitated and had to stay in the hospital for weeks.

  • He felt incapacitated by the pain in his leg, struggling to walk without assistance.

Synonyms

disabled
vsincapacitated
259 2.3

Having a long-term physical or mental condition that limits movement and daily activities

is often a loss of strength or power caused by illness or injury
helpless
vsincapacitated
243 2.0

Not able to act or protect yourself

is a physical lack of strength or power often from illness
impaired
vsincapacitated
49 4.4

Not working well because of damage or weakness

is broader meaning unable to act or function in usual ways
immobile
vsincapacitated
14 4.4

Not able to move or be moved, like a statue

is unable to function or act normally in ways beyond physical movement
bedridden
vsincapacitated
11 4.5

Unable to leave bed because of illness or injury

is unable to function or act normally not only when confined to bed
laid up
vsincapacitated
10 5.6

Not able to work because you are sick or injured and must stay in bed

is unable to function or act normally rather than only unable to work
down for the count
vsincapacitated
  • Informal
5 8.1

Completely unable to move or continue because of extreme tiredness

is inability to act often from illness or injury rather than brief exhaustion
debilitated
vsincapacitated
1 7.0

Very weak and lacking energy because of illness or injury

is more about lacking power to act or function normally
paralyzed
vsincapacitated
  • US
1 4.2

Not able to do anything, often because of injury or fear

is lacking strength or power to function in general not only movement

Antonyms

1.0

Having the skill or power to do something

945 1.4

Able to do something well because of skill or training

How Disabled

paralyzed
  • US
1 4.2
incapacitated
6.3
disabled
259 2.3
impaired
49 4.4
weakened
2.7

Surface Forms

incapacitated positive

Morphology

incapacitated = incapacitate (semi-transparent) = in + capacit + ate + ed

The adjective is a regular participial form built directly from the verb 'incapacitate'.

Etymology

Incapacitated comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and the same root you see in capable and capacity, which are about being 'able' or able 'to hold' power or strength. So incapacitated means 'not able' to act or work, often because of sickness or injury.