Sekirov Dictionary

invalid

/ˈɪn.və.lɪd/

noun 3
adjective 2
verb 2
/ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/ adjective 1
forms 5
phrases 1

noun3

(offensive, old-fashioned) Any person with a disability or illness.
(offensive, old-fashioned) A person who is confined to home or bed because of illness, disability or injury; one who is too sick or weak to care for themselves.
(no longer used) A disabled member of the armed forces; one unfit for active duty due to injury.

adjective2

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Suffering from disability or illness.
- Invalidism therefore referred to a lack of power as well as a tendency toward illness. It is for this reason that I choose to discuss the invalid woman rather than just the ill one. — 2000
Intended for use by an invalid.

verb2

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(UK) To exempt from (often military) duty because of injury or ill health.
- He was invalided home after the car crash.
To make invalid or affect with disease.

invalid

/ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/

adjective1

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Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable, or appropriate.
- Your argument is invalid because it uses circular reasoning.
- This invalid contract cannot be legally enforced.

forms

invalided · invaliding · invalids · more invalid · most invalid

Phrases with invalid

invalid out
To leave or be excluded because of an injury or infirmity

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