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Behinderung

disability

noun be-HIN-de-roong Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

obstruction

Usage Note

Behinderung means a disability, from behindern (to hinder). It is the standard term in Menschen mit Behinderung (people with disabilities). A non-medical sense is a traffic obstruction.

Examples

"Trotz seiner körperlichen Behinderung lebt er selbstständig."

Natural Translation

Despite his physical disability he lives independently.

Literal Translation

Despite his bodily disability lives he independently.

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