handicap

1. The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness (synset 114571935)
   "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
   is a type of: softness, unfitness - poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
   subtypes:

   • bandy leg, bandyleg, bow leg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara - a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
   • anorgasmia - absence of an orgasm in sexual relations
   • dysphasia - an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage
   • disability of walking - a disability that interferes with or prevents walking
   • astasia - inability to stand due to muscular incoordination
   • amputation - a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
   • hearing disorder, hearing impairment - impairment of the sense of hearing
   • dysomia - impairment of the sense of smell
   • 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
   • disintegration - a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
   same as: disability, disablement, impairment
2. Advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning (synset 105164205)
   is a type of: advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
   subtypes:

   • penalty - (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
   • scratch - (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
3. Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (synset 105697054)
   is a type of: difficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
   subtypes:

   • albatross, millstone - (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
   • bind - something that hinders as if with bonds
   • diriment impediment - (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)
   • drag - something that slows or delays progress
   • obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
   • straitjacket - anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
   same as: balk, baulk, check, deterrent, hinderance, hindrance, impediment

1. Injure permanently (synset 200091720)
   "He was disabled in a car accident"
   is a type of: injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to
   subtypes: hock - disable by cutting the hock
   same as: disable, incapacitate, invalid
2. Attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant (synset 201088285)
   is a type of: bias - influence in an unfair way
3. Put at a disadvantage (synset 201087885)
   "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
   is a type of: disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour - put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
   same as: hamper, hinder

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