Disablement

//dɪsˈeɪbəl.mənt// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of disabling or the state of being disabled. countable, formal, uncountable

    "The world would change if countries agreed to the disablement of all nuclear weapons."

  2. 2
    the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness wordnet

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disabilitybankruptcybreakagebreakdowncollapsecrack up

Example

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"MLC Insurance found Friday that Smith had a “total and permanent disablement” because of the concussions suffered during his athletic career."

Etymology

From disable + -ment.

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