English > handicapped person: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or socially. |
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| Narrower | amnesic, amnesiac | A person suffering from amnesia |
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| aphasic | someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language / language |
| hemiplegic | A person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the body) |
| paralytic | A person suffering from paralysis |
| paraplegic | A person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed / paralyzed from the waist down) |
| quadriplegic | A person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
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| Spanish | discapacitado, disminuido, impedido, inválido, minusválido |
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| Catalan | disminuït, invàlid, minusvàlid |
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