n.

1. Sports & Games.
   1. A race or contest in which contestants are given advantages or compensations to equalize the chances of winning.
   2. Such an advantage or penalty.
2. A physical or mental disability. See synonyms at disadvantage.
3. A hindrance.

tr.v., -capped, -cap·ping, -caps.

1. Sports & Games. To assign handicaps or a handicap to (a contestant).
2. To cause to be at a disadvantage; impede.

[From obsolete hand in cap, a game in which forfeits were held in a cap.]

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noun

1. A factor conducive to superiority and success: advantage, head start, odds, start, vantage. See help/harm/harmless.
2. An unfavorable condition, circumstance, or characteristic: detriment, disadvantage, drawback, minus. See help/harm/harmless.

n

Definition: advantage
Antonyms: disadvantage, drawback, impairment, limitation, restriction, shortcoming

n

Definition: disadvantage
Antonyms: advantage, benefit, help

v

Definition: give disadvantage
Antonyms: aid, assist, benefit, further, give advantage, help, promote

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n

A disability that hinders effective function; may involve any combination of physical, emotional, or social factors.

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IN BRIEF: Something that holds a person back or makes things harder.

Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy. — Lazurus Long

Dansk (Danish)
n. - handicap, hindring, vanskelighed
v. tr. - handicappe, hindre, belaste

Nederlands (Dutch)
handicap, hindernis, nadeel, gebrek, invaliditeit

Français (French)
n. - infirmité, (Sport) handicap, handicap (une course), handicap (golf)
v. tr. - handicaper

Deutsch (German)
n. - Behinderung, Vorgabe
v. - behindern, handicapen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυσικό) μειονέκτημα, εμπόδιο, (φυσική) αναπηρία, τεχνητό πλεονέκτημα ή μειονέκτημα συναγωνιζόμενου (κν. χάντικαπ)
v. - (παρ)εμποδίζω, δυσχεραίνω, (αθλοπ.) βάζω χάντικαπ

Italiano (Italian)
ostacolo, handicap

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vantagem (f), desvantagem (f)
v. - oferecer uma vantagem, dificultar

Русский (Russian)
уравнивать условия, быть помехой, помеха, физический или умственный недостаток

Español (Spanish)
n. - estorbo, obstáculo, minusvalía, discapacidad
v. tr. - estorbar, perjudicar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - handikapp (äv. sport)
v. - handikappa, ge handikapp (sport)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
障碍, 困难, 加障碍于, 妨碍

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 障礙, 困難
v. tr. - 加障礙於, 妨礙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 핸디캡, 핸디캡이 붙은 경주, 불이익, 신체 장애
v. tr. - 불리한 지위에 세우다, 핸디캡을 붙이다, 방해하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ハンディ, ハンディ付きの競技, 不利, 障害, ハンディキャップ
v. - ハンディを付ける, 不利な条件下に置く, ハンディキャップを付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سباق العدل تعطى فيه أفضليه للضعيف على القوي بحيث تصبح فرص الكسب متكافئه, عائق, عقبه (فعل) يقيم العدل أو التكافؤ في سباق, يعوق, يشكل عائقا ل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכשול, מגרעת, עמדה נחותה, נטל נוסף (בתחרות), נכות‬
v. tr. - ‮הגביל, עיכב, נכות‬

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