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Invalid
01
a person who is too ill or disabled to care for themselves or participate in normal activities
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
invalids
Examples
The caregivers were trained to attend to the needs of invalids, ensuring their well-being.
to invalid
01
to injure or disable someone, making them incapable of functioning or taking care of themselves
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
invalidate
3rd person singular
invalidates
Present participle
invalidating
Past simple
invalided
Past participle
invalided
Examples
The accident invalided him, leaving him unable to work for months.
02
to discharge or excuse someone from a position or role because they are no longer physically capable due to an illness or injury
Examples
He was invalided from the army after a severe knee injury.
invalid
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most invalid
Comparative
more invalid
gradable
Examples
The judge ruled the contract invalid due to discrepancies in its terms.
02
logically flawed or unsupported by evidence
Examples
His argument was invalid because it lacked proper evidence to back his claims.
03
(of a person) sick or disabled and unable to do normal activities
Examples
The once-vibrant man became invalid after his stroke left him unable to walk.
Lexical Tree
invalidism
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