handicap
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(verb) put at a disadvantage |
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Synonyms: disadvantage, hamper, hinder |
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Related Words: bias |
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(noun) advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning |
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Related Words: advantage, vantage |
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(noun) the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness |
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Synonyms: disability, disablement, impairment |
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Related Words: amputation, anorgasmia, anosmia, astasia, bad condition, bandy legs, bow leg, bow legs, bowleg, disability of walking, genu valgum, genu varum, hearing impairment, hearing loss, knock-knee, olfactory impairment, poor shape, prolapse, prolapsus, tibia valga, tibia vara, unfitness, vision defect, visual defect, visual impairment |
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(verb) injure permanently |
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Synonyms: disable, incapacitate, invalid |
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Related Words: injure, wound |
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(noun) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress |
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Synonyms: deterrent, hindrance, impediment |
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Related Words: albatross, bind, difficulty, millstone, obstacle, obstruction |
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