invalid
noun
[ ˈɪnvəlɪd ]
• a person made weak or disabled by illness or injury.
• "she spent the rest of her life as an invalid"
Similar:
ill,
sick,
ailing,
unwell,
infirm,
valetudinarian,
valetudinary,
in poor health,
incapacitated,
disabled,
handicapped,
bedridden,
frail,
feeble,
weak,
debilitated,
sickly,
poorly,
ill person,
infirm person,
sick person,
sufferer,
patient,
convalescent,
invalid
verb
• remove (someone) from active service in the armed forces because of injury or illness.
• "he was badly wounded and invalided out of the infantry"
Origin:
mid 17th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘infirm or disabled’): a special sense of invalid2, with a change of pronunciation.
invalid
adjective
• (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"
Similar:
void,
legally void,
null,
null and void,
unenforceable,
not binding,
inoperative,
worthless,
illegitimate,
incorrect,
improper,
unacceptable,
inapplicable,
annulled,
nullified,
cancelled,
revoked,
rescinded,
abolished,
repealed,
Origin:
mid 16th century (earlier than valid ): from Latin invalidus, from in- ‘not’ + validus ‘strong’ (see valid).
