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Disabled vs Infirm - What's the difference?

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Disabled is a related term of infirm.


As adjectives the difference between disabled and infirm

is that disabled is made incapable of use or action while infirm is weak or ill, not in good health.

As verbs the difference between disabled and infirm

is that disabled is (disable) while infirm is to contradict, to provide proof that something is not.

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)

    • infirm

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Weak or ill, not in good health.
    • He was infirm of body but still keen of mind, and though it looked like he couldn't walk across the room, he crushed me in debate.
  • * Shakespeare
    • A poor, infirm , weak, and despised old man.
  • Irresolute; weak of mind or will.
  • * Burke
    • An infirm judgment.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Infirm of purpose!
  • Fail; unstable; insecure.
  • * South
    • He who fixes on false principles treads on infirm ground.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.
    • The thought is that you see an episode of observation, experiment, or reasoning as confirming or infirming a hypothesis depending on whether your probability for it increases or decreases during the episode.

    Antonyms

    * (l)