SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
incapacitated
adjective
Made unable to function or act normally.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Unable to function
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Usage distinction
Return to topIncapacitated can describe a person or equipment; helpless suggests inability to act without assistance.
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See incapacitated in use
In the novel, the damaged vessel remained incapacitated in the harbor.
An incapacitated label printer sat on the desk with a broken feed mechanism, unable to perform its normal task.
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