impedido

disabled

adjective eem-peh-DEE-doh Rare

Also means

incapacitated

Usage Note

Impedido means physically unable to move or act, often due to disability or injury — it can function as a noun (un impedido, a disabled person), though modern usage in formal and medical contexts increasingly prefers persona con discapacidad. The verb impedir means to prevent or hinder; impedido as a past participle used adjectivally means 'blocked' or 'prevented' in non-disability contexts too.

Examples

"El anciano estaba impedido y no podía caminar solo."

Natural Translation

The elderly man was disabled and could not walk alone.

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