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invalid

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adj/ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/
  1. 1

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

    • Your argument is invalid because it uses circular reasoning.
    • This invalid contract cannot be legally enforced.
noun/ˈɪn.və.lɪd//ˈɪn.vəˌliːd/
  1. 1

    Any person with a disability or illness.datedoffensivesometimes

  2. 2

    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.datedoffensivesometimes

  3. 3

    A disabled member of the armed forces; one unfit for active duty due to injury.archaic

adj/ˈɪn.və.lɪd//ˈɪn.vəˌliːd/
  1. 1

    Suffering from disability or illness.not-comparable

    • Invalidism therefore referred to a lack of power as well as a tendency toward illness. It is for this reason that I choose to discuss the invalid woman rather than just the ill one.
  2. 2

    Intended for use by an invalid.not-comparable

verb/ˈɪn.və.lɪd//ˈɪn.vəˌliːd/
  1. 1

    To exempt from (often military) duty because of injury or ill health.UKtransitive

    • He was invalided home after the car crash.
  2. 2

    To make invalid or affect with disease.transitive

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