deficiente

Meaning

Adj

1. (feminine, masculine) disabled (having a disability), handicapped (having a handicap)
2. (feminine, masculine) deficient (lacking resources or material)

Noun

1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) disabled or handicapped person
2. (by-personal-gender, derogatory, feminine, masculine) retarded, idiot

Concepts

handicapped

disabled

deficient

disabled person

dysfunctional

hors de combat

poor

scant

wanting

F

total lack of oxygen

anoxia

physically challenged

challenged

defective

Opposite of

rico

Synonyms

deficiente físico

anoxia

Translations

handicapé

deficiente

discapacitado

disabile

minusvàlid

behindert

minusválido

handicappato

invalide

discapacitat

gehandicapt

deficiente

mangelhaft

gebrekkig

deficient

Pronounced as (IPA)

/de.fi.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: deficiens

In summary

Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.