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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
disability
/dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/
noun
a condition that limits a person's ability to do something
- “Negotiating stairs for someone with a disability can be frightening.”Tatoeba
- “It's not politically correct to make fun of someone's disability.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)