Handicap
[n] advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
[n] something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
[n] the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
[v] injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"
[v] put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
[v] attempt to forecast the winner (esp. in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
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Synonyms
balk, baulk, check, deterrent, disability, disable, disablement, hamper, hinder, hindrance, impairment, impediment, incapacitate, invalid
Related Terms
abnormality, acute disease, affection, affliction, ailment, allergic disease, allergy, allowance, atrophy, bacterial disease, bale, bar, barrier, bear hard upon, birth defect, blight, block, bulge, burden, burdening, burthen, cardiovascular disease, cargo