invalid

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English

Etymology 1

From in- +‎ valid.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭn-vă'lĭd, IPA^(key): /ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/

Adjective

invalid (comparative more invalid, superlative most invalid)

1. Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate.

Synonyms

• nonvalid
• disallowed

Antonyms

• valid

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle French invalide, from Latin invalidus (“infirm, weak”), from in- (“not”) + validus (“strong”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭn'və-lĭd, IPA^(key): /ˈɪn.və.lɪd/

Noun

invalid (plural invalids)

1. (dated, sometimes offensive) Any person with a disability or illness.
2. (dated, sometimes offensive) A person who is confined to home or bed because of illness, disability or injury; one who is too sick or weak to care for themselves.
3. (archaic) A disabled member of the armed forces; one unfit for active duty due to injury.

Usage notes

In recent decades, the use of this word to label persons with disabilities gives the impression of invalidation, hence its offensiveness.

Derived terms

• fabulous invalid
• invalid carriage
• invalid chair
• invalid stout

Translations

Adjective

invalid (not comparable)

1. Suffering from disability or illness.
2. Intended for use by an invalid.

Verb

invalid (third-person singular simple present invalids, present participle invaliding, simple past and past participle invalided)

1. (British, transitive) To exempt from (often military) duty because of injury or ill health.
2. (transitive) To make invalid or affect with disease.

Derived terms

• invalid out

German

Alternative forms

• invalide

Pronunciation

Adjective

invalid (strong nominative masculine singular invalider, not comparable)

1. invalid ((permanently) incapable of working, serving in the military etc. due to disability and/or illness)

   Hyponyms: arbeitsunfähig, berufsunfähig, dienstunfähig, erwerbsunfähig

Declension

Derived terms

• Invalider m, Invalide f
• Invalidität

Further reading

• “invalid” in Duden online
• “invalide” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪnˈvalɪt]
• Hyphenation: in‧va‧lid

Etymology 1

From Dutch invalide, from French invalide, from Latin invalidus. The sense of invalid is semantic loan from English invalid.

Adjective

invalid

1. disabled, handicapped.

   Synonyms: cedera, lemah

2. invalid.

   Synonyms: batal, tidak sah

Etymology 2

From Dutch in +‎ failliet (“bankrupt”).

Adjective

invalid

1. (colloquial) bankrupt.

   Synonym: bangkrut

Further reading

• “invalid” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French invalide, from Latin invalidus. Equivalent to in- +‎ valid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.vaˈlid/

Adjective

invalid m or n (feminine singular invalidă, masculine plural invalizi, feminine and neuter plural invalide)

1. crippled, disabled

   Synonyms: infirm, schilod, beteag

Declension

Noun

invalid m (plural invalizi, feminine equivalent invalidă)

1. cripple, disabled person

   Synonyms: infirm, schilod

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inʋǎliːd/
• Hyphenation: in‧va‧lid

Noun

invàlīd m (Cyrillic spelling инва̀лӣд)

1. invalid

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French invalide. Attested since 1758.

Noun

invalid c

1. (somewhat dated) a disabled person

   Synonym: funktionshindrad

Declension

Related terms

• invaliditet

See also

• ogiltig (“invalid”)

References

• invalid in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• invalid in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• invalid in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)