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handicap

handicap, disability

noun HAN-dee-kap Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: From English 'handicap', originally a horse-racing term.

Also means

disadvantage (sport/golf)

Usage Note

Handicap is an anglicism used in both medical/social contexts and sport. In formal or bureaucratic Italian, disabilità or invalidità are preferred; handicap is common in speech and journalism. The word is invariable in Italian — the plural is still gli handicap — and always masculine.

Examples

"Ha superato ogni handicap con determinazione."

Natural Translation

He overcame every handicap with determination.

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