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Fragile vs Disabled - What's the difference?

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Fragile is a related term of disabled.


As adjectives the difference between fragile and disabled

is that fragile is easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure while 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).

As a verb disabled is

(disable).

fragile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.
  • The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.
    The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.
    He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.

    Synonyms

    * friable * breakly * breakable * destroyable * destructible * See also

    Antonyms

    * durable * unbreakable * undestroyable * indestructible

    Derived terms

    * fragilely

    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)