handicap
Meaning of handicap
- a circumstance that makes progress or success difficult.
not being able to drive was something of a handicap
- a condition that markedly restricts a person's ability to function physically, mentally, or socially.
he was born with a significant visual handicap
- a disadvantage imposed on a superior competitor in sports such as golf, horse racing, and competitive sailing in order to make the chances more equal.
- act as an impediment to.
lack of funding has handicapped the development of research
mid 17th century: from the phrase hand in cap ; originally a pastime in which one person claimed an article belonging to another and offered something in exchange, any difference in value being decided by an umpire. All three deposited forfeit money in a cap; the two opponents showed their agreement or disagreement with the valuation by bringing out their hands either full or empty. If both were the same, the umpire took the forfeit money; if not it went to the person who accepted the valuation. The term handicap race was applied (late 18th century) to a horse race in which an umpire decided the weight to be carried by each horse, the owners showing acceptance or dissent in a similar way: hence in the late 19th century handicap came to mean the extra weight given to the superior horse.
Information about handicap
- The plural form of handicap is: handicaps.
- Languages in which handicap is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of handicap
hand-i-cap
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- handicap is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
handicap synonyms
Meaning disability:
disability, disablement, impairment
Meaning hindrance:
hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check
Meaning disable:
disable, invalid, incapacitate
Meaning hinder:
Meaning a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress:
Meaning a circumstance or obstacle that keeps people or things apart or prevents communication or progress:
Meaning a barrier or restriction to an action or advance:
Meaning an impediment or burden:
Meaning an unfavourable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success or effectiveness:
Meaning a feature that renders something less acceptable; a disadvantage or problem:
Meaning a thing that is hard to accomplish, deal with, or understand:
Meaning a fault or failure to meet a certain standard, typically in a person's character, a plan, or a system:
Meaning a thing that impedes or prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage:
Meaning a limiting rule or circumstance; a restriction:
Meaning a limitation or restriction:
Meaning a strong garment with long sleeves which can be tied together to confine the arms of a violent prisoner or mental patient:
Meaning a limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one:
Meaning an obstacle to the normal progress or functioning of something:
Meaning a check or restraint on something:
Meaning a very large, chiefly white oceanic bird with long, narrow wings, found mainly in the southern oceans:
Meaning restrictions or impediments to freedom of action:
Meaning a cause of pain or harm:
Meaning a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack:
Meaning delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder:
Meaning weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function):
Meaning cripple (a person or animal) by cutting their hamstrings:
Meaning reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on:
Meaning deprive (someone or something) of freedom of movement or action:
Meaning block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of:
Meaning put a bridle on (a horse):
Meaning compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action:
Meaning set or serve as a limit to:
Meaning restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult:
Meaning prevent or hinder the progress of:
Meaning obstruct (someone, especially a candidate for public office) by systematically defaming or vilifying them:
handicap antonyms
Meaning an advantage or profit gained from something:
Meaning a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favourable or superior position:
Meaning make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources:
Words that rhyme with handicap
nonhandicap, overhandicap, prehandicap, rehandicap, Unicap