invalid
verb
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L332048 on Wikidata ↗adjective
- incorrect
noun
- person with an illness or disability
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.və.lɪd/ / /ˈɪn.vəˌliːd/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *walēō Latin valeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin validus Latin invalidusbor. Middle French invalidebor. English invalid Borrowed from Middle French invalide, from Latin invalidus (“infirm, weak”), from in- (“not”) + validus (“strong”).
- 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.”
- Intended for use by an invalid.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *walēō Latin valeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin validus Latin invalidusbor. Middle French invalidebor. English invalid Borrowed from Middle French invalide, from Latin invalidus (“infirm, weak”), from in- (“not”) + validus (“strong”).
- Any person with a disability or illness.
- 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.
- A disabled member of the armed forces; one unfit for active duty due to injury.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *walēō Latin valeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin validus Latin invalidusbor. Middle French invalidebor. English invalid Borrowed from Middle French invalide, from Latin invalidus (“infirm, weak”), from in- (“not”) + validus (“strong”).
- To exempt from (often military) duty because of injury or ill health.
“He was invalided home after the car crash.”
“[Blackadder:] Right, Baldrick, this is an old trick I picked up in the Sudan. We tell HQ that I’ve gone insane, and I’ll be invalided back to Blighty before you can say "wibble" — a poor, gormless idiot.”
- To make invalid or affect with disease.