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Disabled vs Discard - What's the difference?

disabled | discard |

As nouns the difference between disabled and discard

is that disabled is one who is disabled (often used collectively as the disabled , but sometimes also singular) while discard is anything discarded.

As verbs the difference between disabled and discard

is that disabled is (disable) while discard is to throw away, to reject.

As an adjective disabled

is made incapable of use or action.

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)

    • discard

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to throw away, to reject.
  • * I. Taylor
    • A man discards the follies of boyhood.
  • (card games) To make a discard; to throw out a card.
  • To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • They blame the favourites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should resolve to discard them.

    Synonyms

    * cast away * dismiss * dispose * eliminate * get rid of * throw away * See also

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything discarded.
  • A discarded playing card in a card game.

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