invalid

Meaning of invalid

noun
  1. a person made weak or disabled by illness or injury.
    she spent the rest of her life as an invalid
    her invalid husband
verb
  1. remove (someone) from active service in the armed forces because of injury or illness.
    he was badly wounded and invalided out of the infantry

mid 17th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘infirm or disabled’): a special sense of invalid2, with a change of pronunciation.

adjective
  1. (of an official document or procedure) not legally recognized because it contravenes a regulation or law.
    the will was declared invalid and the children were entitled to the estate

mid 16th century (earlier than valid ): from Latin invalidus, from in- ‘not’ + validus ‘strong’ (see valid).

Information about invalid

  • The plural form of invalid is: invalids.
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Hyphenation of invalid

in-valid

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • invalid is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

invalid synonyms

Meaning disable:

disable, incapacitate, handicap

Meaning a problem or misfortune:

ill

Meaning vomit:

sick

Meaning in poor health:

ailing

Meaning ill:

unwell

Meaning not physically or mentally strong, especially through age or illness:

infirm

Meaning a person who is unduly anxious about their health:

valetudinarian

Meaning suffering from poor health:

valetudinary

Meaning deprived of strength or power; debilitated:

incapacitated

Meaning (of a person) having a physical or mental condition that limits their movements, senses, or activities:

disabled

Meaning (of a person) having a condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically, mentally, or socially:

handicapped

Meaning confined to bed by sickness or old age:

bedridden

Meaning a woman:

frail

Meaning lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness:

feeble

Meaning lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; having little physical strength or energy:

weak

Meaning in a very weakened and infirm state:

debilitated

Meaning often ill; in poor health:

sickly

Meaning in a way that is unsatisfactory or inadequate:

poorly

Meaning a person who is affected by an illness or ailment:

sufferer

Meaning a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment:

patient

Meaning a person who is recovering after an illness or medical treatment:

convalescent

Meaning not valid or legally binding:

void

Meaning having no legal or binding force; invalid:

null

Meaning (especially of an obligation or law) impossible to enforce:

unenforceable

Meaning not working or taking effect:

inoperative

Meaning having no real value or use:

worthless

Meaning not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules:

illegitimate

Meaning not in accordance with fact; wrong:

incorrect

Meaning not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty:

improper

Meaning not satisfactory or allowable:

unacceptable

Meaning not relevant or appropriate:

inapplicable

Meaning declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result):

annulled

Meaning make legally null and void; invalidate:

nullified

Meaning decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place:

cancelled

Meaning officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise):

revoked

Meaning revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement):

rescinded

Meaning formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution):

abolished

Meaning revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament):

repealed

invalid antonyms

Meaning in a good physical or mental condition; in good health:

healthy

Meaning (of an argument or point) having a sound basis in logic or fact; reasonable or cogent:

valid

Meaning (of an agreement or promise) involving an obligation that cannot be broken:

binding

Words that rhyme with invalid

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