Dictionary entry details
• HANDICAP (noun)
Meaning:
The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
handicap; disablement; disability; impairment
Context examples:
reading disability / hearing impairment
Hypernyms ("handicap" is a kind of...):
bad condition; poor shape; softness; unfitness (poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "handicap"):
vision defect; visual defect; visual disorder; visual impairment (impairment of the sense of sight)
descensus; prolapse; prolapsus (the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus))
hypesthesia; hypoesthesia (impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity)
genu valgum; knock-knee; tibia valga (an inward slant of the thigh)
pigeon toes (disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee)
bandy legs; bow leg; bow legs (outward curvature of the legs)
dysomia (impairment of the sense of smell)
hearing disorder; hearing impairment (impairment of the sense of hearing)
amputation (a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs)
astasia (inability to stand due to muscular incoordination)
disability of walking (a disability that interferes with or prevents walking)
dysphasia (an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage)
anorgasmia (absence of an orgasm in sexual relations)
bowleg; genu varum; tibia vara (a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee))
Meaning:
Advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("handicap" is a kind of...):
advantage; vantage (the quality of having a superior or more favorable position)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "handicap"):
penalty ((games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game)
Meaning:
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
impediment; deterrent; hindrance; hinderance; balk; baulk; handicap; check
Hypernyms ("handicap" is a kind of...):
difficulty (a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "handicap"):
straitjacket (anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines)
obstacle; obstruction (something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted)
drag (something that slows or delays progress)
diriment impediment ((canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage))
bind (something that hinders as if with bonds)
albatross; millstone ((figurative) something that hinders or handicaps)
• HANDICAP (verb)
Meaning:
Injure permanently
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
handicap; invalid; incapacitate; disable
Context example:
He was disabled in a car accident
Hypernyms (to "handicap" is one way to...):
injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "handicap"):
hock (disable by cutting the hock)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "handicap" is one way to...):
bias (influence in an unfair way)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Put at a disadvantage
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
hamper; handicap; hinder
Context example:
The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements
Hypernyms (to "handicap" is one way to...):
disadvantage; disfavor; disfavour (put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
