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Doddering vs Disabled - What's the difference?

doddering | disabled | Related terms |

Doddering is a related term of disabled.


As adjectives the difference between doddering and disabled

is that doddering is mentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile while disabled is made incapable of use or action.

As verbs the difference between doddering and disabled

is that doddering is while disabled is (disable).

As nouns the difference between doddering and disabled

is that doddering is a shaking or trembling movement, as of old age while disabled is one who is disabled (often used collectively as the disabled , but sometimes also singular).

doddering

English

Adjective

(-)
  • mentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shaking or trembling movement, as of old age.
  • * 2001 , Seth Kohn, Escape on the Silk Road (page 7)
  • Now that he was next in line to the minister of state security himself, an 82 year old man whose dodderings Fang graciously covered up to save everyone's face, Fang had a huge problem.

    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)