incapacitated

[ in-kuh-pas-i-tey-tid ]

adjective

1. deprived of strength or ability; made incapable or nonfunctional:

   She’ll be incapacitated for several weeks after the surgery.

   Those stealing fuel from incapacitated tanker trucks risk being killed by explosions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of incapacitated¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; incapacitate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

These rights, he proposed, would be asserted by a recognized guardian, much as the law allows for guardians of children, incapacitated adults and others who have rights but require someone to speak on their behalf.

From Washington Post

But when the event approached, her blood pressure had plummeted, leaving her incapacitated.

From The Daily Beast

She notes that in some 70 percent of assaults categorized in the poll, alcohol was involved, and the woman was incapacitated.

From The Daily Beast

Australian investigators say they believe the doomed Boeing 777 flew on autopilot and that the crew was incapacitated.

From The Daily Beast

Instantly, a broken neck incapacitated an American role model, and no doctor on the planet could help.

From The Daily Beast

There can be no debate about the meaning of “passed out”; even “incapacitated” is fairly straightforward.

From The Daily Beast

Gentlemen:—I am in a sad plight to say much of interest—too thoroughly incapacitated to do justice to you or myself.

From Project Gutenberg

The toil and hardship of the journey had incapacitated the others.

From Project Gutenberg

She is the guardian of her own children; and the court always confirms this right, unless she is incapacitated.

From Project Gutenberg

Also the state takes care of the sick and incapacitated, and the mentally or physically defective.

From Project Gutenberg

To keep a shepherd incapacitated by age and liable to lose a flock in a snow-storm, was to invite ruin.

From Project Gutenberg