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Disabled vs Damaged - What's the difference?

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Disabled is a related term of damaged.


As verbs the difference between disabled and damaged

is that disabled is (disable) while damaged is (damage).

As an adjective disabled

is made incapable of use or action.

As a noun disabled

is one who is disabled (often used collectively as the disabled , but sometimes also singular).

disabled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made incapable of use or action.
  • Having a disability, especially physical.
  • (legal) Legally disqualified.

    • Synonyms

    * incapacitated * invalid

    Antonyms

    * enabled

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is disabled (often used collectively as the disabled , but sometimes also singular).

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (disable)

    • damaged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (damage)

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "damaged" is often applied: building, house, home, bridge, tree, street, road, vehicle, car, aircraft, ship, machine, goods, merchandize, material, stock, book, document, file, hard disk, skin, hair, tissue, joint, cartilage, baggage, reputation.