Having no will is the worst handicap.
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Handicap
//ˈhændikæp//
Synonyms for "handicap" (247 found)
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deadweightdeadwooddefectdeficiency diseasedeformitydegenerative diseasederbydetrimentdifficultydisadvantagediseasedisorderdistemperdragdrawdrawbackedgeembarrassembarrassmentencumber
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encumbranceendemicendemic diseaseendocrine diseaseenmeshensnarlentangleentoilentrammelentrapentwineepidemic diseasefetterflat racefreightfunctional diseasefungus diseasegastrointestinal diseasegenetic diseasehamperhamstringhandicap raceharmharness racehead starthereditary diseasehinderhitchhobblehorse racehurdlehurdle racehurtiatrogenic diseaseillnessimpairmentimpedeimpedimentimpedimentaimposition
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inconvenienceincubusincumbencyindispositioninfectious diseaseinfirmityinjuryinterfereinterferenceinvolvekentucky derbyladeladinglameliabilitylimelimitlimitationloadloading
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lossloss of groundlumbermaladymalaisemillstonemischiefmorbiditymorbusmuscular diseasenetneurological diseasenutritional diseaseobstacleoccupational diseaseoddsonusoppressoppressionorganic diseaseoverburdenoverhandoverloadovertaxovertaxingoverweightoverweightingpackpandemic diseasepathological conditionpathologypenalizepenaltypipplant diseaseplate racepreakness stakesprejudicepress downpress hard uponpressureprotozoan diseasepsychosomatic diseasepunishpurse racequarter-horse racerespiratory diseaserest hard uponrestrainrestraintrestrictrestrictionrockinesssaddlesaddle withsaddlingsecondary diseaseseedinessshacklesickishnesssicknesssignsignssnarlstakestake racestartsteeplechasestep backwardstumbling blocksuperincumbencysurchargesweepsweepstakesweepstakessymptomsymptomatologysymptomologysymptomssyndrometangletaxtaxingthe piptoiltrammeltrotting racetroubleurogenital diseasevantagevirus diseasewasting diseaseweigh downweigh heavy onweigh onweigh uponweightwhite elephantworm disease
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12 entriesSynonyms
3 entriescapable of
2 entriesderived
15 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
1 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
69 translations across 33 languages.
Bikol Central
1 entries- kaninan noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
Bulgarian
4 entries- ава́нс noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
- недъг noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
- пречка noun (something that prevents, hampers, or hinders)
- спънка noun (something that prevents, hampers, or hinders)
Catalan
2 entries- handicapar verb (to encumber)
- handicapar verb (to place at disadvantage)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 障礙 /障碍 noun (something that prevents, hampers, or hinders)
Danish
1 entries- handikap noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
Dutch
1 entries- handicap noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
Esperanto
2 entries- handikapo noun (something that prevents, hampers, or hinders)
- handikapo noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
Finnish
4 entries- haitta noun (something that prevents, hampers, or hinders)
- tasoitus noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
- tasoituskilpailu noun (race)
- vamma noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
French
1 entries- handicap noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
German
2 entries- Behinderung noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
- Vorsprung noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
Hebrew
1 entries- מִקְדָּם noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
Hindi
2 entries- बाधा noun (something that prevents, hampers, or hinders)
- विकलांगता noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
Hungarian
1 entries- fogyatékosság noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
Icelandic
2 entries- forgjöf noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
- fötlun noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
Irish
1 entries- cis verb (to encumber)
Japanese
4 entries- ハンデ noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
- ハンデ noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
- ハンディキャップ noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
- ハンディキャップ noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
Korean
1 entries- 장애 noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
Latin
1 entries- impedimentum noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Behënnerung noun (something that prevents, hampers, or hinders)
Malayalam
1 entries- വൈകല്യം noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
Māori
2 entries- hauātanga noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
- tohurehe noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
Persian
2 entries- آوانس noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
- فرجه noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
Polish
2 entries- fory noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
- upośledzenie noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
Portuguese
3 entries- deficiência noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
- obstáculo noun (something that prevents, hampers, or hinders)
- vantagem noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
Russian
4 entries- гандика́п noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
- недоста́ток noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
- уве́чье noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
- фо́ра noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
Slovak
1 entries- hendikep noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
Spanish
4 entries- discapacidad noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
- hándicap noun (something that prevents, hampers, or hinders)
- hándicap noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
- hándicap noun (race)
Swahili
3 entries- kilema verb (to encumber)
- kilema verb (to place at disadvantage)
- kilema verb (to estimate betting odds)
Swedish
1 entries- försprång noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
Tamil
1 entries- ஊனம் noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
Thai
1 entries- แต้มต่อ noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
Turkish
2 entries- engel noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
- özür noun (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people)
Ukrainian
2 entries- гандика́п noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
- фо́ра noun (in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Poor eyesight is a handicap to a sportsman.
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You can get over the handicap soon.
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Poor sight is a handicap to an athlete.
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