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handicap noun

  /ˈhændikæp/
  • Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
 haitta
  • (sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
 tasoitus, vamma
  • A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
 tasoituskilpailu
  • (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
 vamma

handicapped adjective

  /ˈhændikæpt/
  • (sometimes considered, _, offensive) Having a handicap.
 vammainen, vajaakykyinen
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