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James is unable to play tennis owing to his disability. 2<br />

inability, incapacity, unfitness, impotence, powerlessness,<br />

helplessness: The teacher helped her to overcome her<br />

disability.<br />

disabled adj. incapacitated, crippled, lame; damaged, ruined, impaired,<br />

harmed, non-functioning, inoperative, Slang Brit scuppered:<br />

Disabled ex-servicemen ought to receive compensation. No parts<br />

could be found for the disabled machines.<br />

disadvantage<br />

n. 1 deprivation, set-back, drawback, liability, handicap,<br />

defect, flaw, shortcoming, weakness, weak spot, fault: Being<br />

colour-blind has not been a disadvantage in his kind of work. 2<br />

detriment, harm, loss, injury, damage; prejudice, disservice:<br />

Failure to send in a tax return will be to your distinct<br />

disadvantage.<br />

disagree v. 1 differ, dissent, diverge: She disagrees with most of my<br />

ideas. I said the painting was by Hockney, but he disagreed. 2<br />

conflict, dispute, quarrel, argue, contend, contest, bicker,<br />

fight, fall out, squabble, wrangle, debate: Those who agree on<br />

major principles often disagree about trifles, and vice versa.<br />

disagreeable<br />

adj. 1 unpleasant, unpleasing, offensive, distasteful,<br />

repugnant, obnoxious, repellent, repulsive, objectionable,<br />

revolting, odious: He found the heat and humidity in the<br />

tropics most disagreeable. 2 offensive, noxious, unsavoury,<br />

unpalatable, nauseating, nauseous, nasty, sickening, disgusting,<br />

revolting, repellent, abominable, objectionable: A disagreeable<br />

odour arose from the beggar on the doorstep. 3 bad-tempered,<br />

ill-tempered, disobliging, uncooperative, unfriendly, uncivil,<br />

abrupt, blunt, curt, brusque, short, uncourtly, impolite,<br />

bad-mannered, ill-mannered, discourteous, rude, ill-tempered,<br />

bad-tempered, testy, grouchy, splenetic, cross, ill-humoured,<br />

peevish, morose, sulky, sullen: Brian became quite<br />

disagreeable, and I did not see him again.<br />

disagreement<br />

n. 1 difference, discrepancy, discord, discordance,<br />

discordancy, dissimilarity, disaccord, diversity, incongruity,<br />

nonconformity, incompatibility: Can you resolve the

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