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James is unable to play tennis owing to his disability. 2
inability, incapacity, unfitness, impotence, powerlessness,
helplessness: The teacher helped her to overcome her
disability.
disabled adj. incapacitated, crippled, lame; damaged, ruined, impaired,
harmed, non-functioning, inoperative, Slang Brit scuppered:
Disabled ex-servicemen ought to receive compensation. No parts
could be found for the disabled machines.
disadvantage
n. 1 deprivation, set-back, drawback, liability, handicap,
defect, flaw, shortcoming, weakness, weak spot, fault: Being
colour-blind has not been a disadvantage in his kind of work. 2
detriment, harm, loss, injury, damage; prejudice, disservice:
Failure to send in a tax return will be to your distinct
disadvantage.
disagree v. 1 differ, dissent, diverge: She disagrees with most of my
ideas. I said the painting was by Hockney, but he disagreed. 2
conflict, dispute, quarrel, argue, contend, contest, bicker,
fight, fall out, squabble, wrangle, debate: Those who agree on
major principles often disagree about trifles, and vice versa.
disagreeable
adj. 1 unpleasant, unpleasing, offensive, distasteful,
repugnant, obnoxious, repellent, repulsive, objectionable,
revolting, odious: He found the heat and humidity in the
tropics most disagreeable. 2 offensive, noxious, unsavoury,
unpalatable, nauseating, nauseous, nasty, sickening, disgusting,
revolting, repellent, abominable, objectionable: A disagreeable
odour arose from the beggar on the doorstep. 3 bad-tempered,
ill-tempered, disobliging, uncooperative, unfriendly, uncivil,
abrupt, blunt, curt, brusque, short, uncourtly, impolite,
bad-mannered, ill-mannered, discourteous, rude, ill-tempered,
bad-tempered, testy, grouchy, splenetic, cross, ill-humoured,
peevish, morose, sulky, sullen: Brian became quite
disagreeable, and I did not see him again.
disagreement
n. 1 difference, discrepancy, discord, discordance,
discordancy, dissimilarity, disaccord, diversity, incongruity,
nonconformity, incompatibility: Can you resolve the