disability

Etymology

Circa 1570 disable + -ity.

noun

1. State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like.
2. A mental condition causing a difficulty with an intellectual task.
   Dyscalculia is math disability.
3. (disability theory) An inability imposed on a person by society's failure to accommodate their physical or mental differences from others, as opposed to impairment.
4. Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency.
5. (uncountable, informal) Regular payments received by a disabled person, usually from the state
   I had to go on disability after the accident.
   Did you get your disability this month?