Meanings
plural disablements
- countableformaluncountableThe action of disabling or the state of being disabled.
The world would change if countries agreed to the disablement of all nuclear weapons.
Synonyms: incapacitation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe action of disabling or the state of being disabled.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
German Behinderung
- Behinderungthe action of disabling or the state of being disabled
Japanese 無力化
- 無力化 (muryoku-ka)the action of disabling or the state of being disabled
Māori whakahauātanga
- whakahauātangathe action of disabling or the state of being disabled
Cite this entry
disablement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disablement
“disablement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disablement. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disablement,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disablement.
Source: disablement on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.