Invalid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnvˈælɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnvˈalɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnvˈalɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnvˈælɪd/.

Examples

He was disabled in a car accident
invalid reasoning
an invalid driver's license

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shut-in disable handicap incapacitate

Antonyms

valid

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
verb	force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen
verb	injure permanently “He was disabled in a car accident”
adjective	having no cogency or legal force “invalid reasoning”
adjective	no longer valid “the license is invalid”

Word Forms

invalid	verb	injure permanently
disablement	noun	the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
invalid	noun	someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
handicap	noun	the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
invalidness	noun	illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses
invalidity	noun	illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungültig

jemand, der aufgrund einer chronischen Krankheit oder Verletzung arbeitsunfähig ist

🇫🇷French

invalide

une personne frappée d'incapacité en raison d'une maladie ou d'une blessure chronique

🇪🇸Spanish

inválido

alguien que está incapacitado por una enfermedad o lesión crónica

🇮🇹Italian

non valido

qualcuno che è incapace a causa di una malattia cronica o di un infortunio

🇳🇱Dutch

ongeldig

iemand die arbeidsongeschikt is door een chronische ziekte of letsel

🇵🇹Portuguese

inválido

alguém que está incapacitado por uma doença ou lesão crônica

🇷🇺Russian

неверный

тот, кто недееспособен из-за хронического заболевания или травмы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अमान्य

कोई व्यक्ति जो किसी पुरानी बीमारी या चोट के कारण अक्षम हो गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অবৈধ

যে কেউ দীর্ঘস্থায়ী অসুস্থতা বা আঘাতের কারণে অক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

செல்லாது

நாள்பட்ட நோய் அல்லது காயத்தால் செயலிழந்த ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

చెల్లదు

దీర్ఘకాలిక అనారోగ్యం లేదా గాయం కారణంగా అసమర్థుడైన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अवैध

एखादी व्यक्ती जी दीर्घकालीन आजाराने किंवा दुखापतीमुळे अक्षम आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અમાન્ય

કોઈ એવી વ્યક્તિ જે લાંબી માંદગી અથવા ઈજાથી અક્ષમ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ

ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲದ ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಯದಿಂದ ಅಸಮರ್ಥರಾಗಿರುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസാധുവാണ്

വിട്ടുമാറാത്ത അസുഖമോ പരിക്കോ മൂലം കഴിവില്ലാത്ത ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਵੈਧ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਟ ਕਾਰਨ ਅਸਮਰੱਥ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط

کوئی ایسا شخص جو دائمی بیماری یا چوٹ سے معذور ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无效的

因慢性疾病或受伤而丧失行为能力的人

🇯🇵Japanese

無効

慢性的な病気や怪我によって無力になった人

🇰🇷Korean

유효하지 않은

만성 질환이나 부상으로 인해 무능력한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không hợp lệ

một người bị mất khả năng lao động vì bệnh tật hoặc chấn thương mãn tính

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ถูกต้อง

คนที่ไร้ความสามารถจากการเจ็บป่วยเรื้อรังหรือการบาดเจ็บ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak sah

seseorang yang tidak mampu karena penyakit atau cedera kronis

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi wasto

isang taong walang kakayahan dahil sa isang malalang sakit o pinsala

🇲🇾Malay

tidak sah

seseorang yang tidak berupaya akibat penyakit kronik atau kecederaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير صالح

شخص عاجز بسبب مرض مزمن أو إصابة

🇮🇷Persian

نامعتبر

کسی که به دلیل یک بیماری مزمن یا آسیب ناتوان شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

geçersiz

kronik bir hastalık veya yaralanma nedeniyle iş göremez durumda olan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא בְּתוֹקֶף

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What is the primary definition of the word 'invalid'?

The primary meaning of 'invalid' is 'someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'invalid' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'invalid' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'invalid' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'invalid' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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