Debilitated vs Disabled - What's the difference?
debilitated | disabled |
Weakened.
run down, damaged, in disrepair.
(debilitate)
Made incapable of use or action.
Having a disability, especially physical.
(legal) Legally disqualified.
One who is disabled (often used collectively as the disabled , but sometimes also singular).
(disable)
As adjectives the difference between debilitated and disabled
is that debilitated is weakened while disabled is made incapable of use or action.As verbs the difference between debilitated and disabled
is that debilitated is past tense of debilitate while disabled is past tense of disable.As a noun disabled is
one who is disabled (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular).debilitated
English
Adjective
(-)- His debilitated body, the victim of the wasting disease, could no longer support his weight.
