Handicapped (Adjective/Noun)
Syllable division: hand·i·capped
How to pronounce: UK: /ˈhæn.dɪ.kæpt/ US: /ˈhæn.dɪ.kæpt/
Meaning: A person's inability to use a portion of their body or mind in the manner that most people do due to injury to it or because it does not function normally.
Example:
> She had been handicapped since birth.
> He wasn't handicapped from birth, he became handicapped after his accident.
> You should try to apply here for a work, they do hire handicapped people.
Nowadays, many people prefer to refer to those who are handicapped as being disabled or individuals with disabilities instead as they view the term "handicapped" as an insulting term.
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My English teacher is a handicapped person. He is my first English teacher.
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That cute baby is doing physiotherapy because she became a handicapped person after her was born, when she had a cerebral palsy.
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That cute baby is doing physiotherapy because she became a handicapped person after she was born when she had cerebral palsy.
He has been handicapped since his motorcycle accident.
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> My sister was delivering her first child and had been handicapped since birth.
> My brother wasn’t handicapped from birth, because handicapped after his back
born operation.
> I should apply there for a teacher, they had a handicapped class.
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Try saying:
> My brother wasn’t handicapped from birth, he became handicapped after his back operation.
> I should apply there to be a teacher, they have a handicapped class.
The government does not care enough for people with handicaps.