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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
handicap
1. the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness (Freq. 1)
- reading disability
- hearing impairment
• Syn:
disability, disablement, impairment
• Derivationally related forms:
disable (for: disablement), disabled (for: disability)
• Hypernyms:
unfitness, softness
• Hyponyms:
bowleg, bow leg, bandyleg, bandy leg, genu varum,
tibia vara, anorgasmia, dysphasia, disability of walking, astasia, amputation,
hearing impairment, hearing disorder, dysomia, visual impairment, visual defect, vision defect,
visual disorder, prolapse, prolapsus, descensus, hypoesthesia, hypesthesia,
hypesthesia, genu valgum, tibia valga, pigeon toes, bow legs,
bandy legs, disintegration
2. advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
advantage, vantage
• Hyponyms:
penalty, scratch
3. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
• Syn:
hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk,
baulk, check
• Derivationally related forms:
impede (for: impediment), deterrent (for: deterrent), deter (for: deterrent), hinder (for: hindrance)
• Hypernyms:
difficulty
• Hyponyms:
albatross, millstone, bind, diriment impediment, drag,
obstacle, obstruction, straitjacket
1. injure permanently (Freq. 1)
- He was disabled in a car accident
• Syn:
disable, invalid, incapacitate
• Derivationally related forms:
invalid (for: invalid), disablement (for: disable)
• Hypernyms:
injure, wound
• Hyponyms:
hock
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
• Derivationally related forms:
handicapper
• Hypernyms:
bias
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. put at a disadvantage
- The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements
• Syn:
hinder, hamper
• Derivationally related forms:
hamper (for: hamper)
• Hypernyms:
disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
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