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Disabled vs Inhibited - What's the difference?

disabled | inhibited |

As verbs the difference between disabled and inhibited

is that disabled is past tense of disable while inhibited is past tense of inhibit.

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)
  • inhibited

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (inhibit)
  • Derived terms

    * inhibitedly * inhibitedness

    inhibit

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to hinder; to restrain
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * disinhibit * disinhibition * inhibition