disabling

Questions about disabling

What does disabling mean?

disabling means "that cripples or disables or incapacitates". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in disabling?

disabling has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /dɪˈseɪbəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for disabling?

Close synonyms include crippling, incapacitating, disqualifying. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of disabling?

The recorded antonyms are enabling.

Is disabling a common word?

disabling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.