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handicap meaning in Bengali

প্রতিবন্ধকতা

/ˈhændikæp/

handicap in Bengali: প্রতিবন্ধকতা, শারীরিক, মানসিক অক্ষমতা, বাধাগ্রস্ত করা. In English, handicap means something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.

Bengali words for handicap

প্রতিবন্ধকতা, শারীরিক, মানসিক অক্ষমতা, বাধাগ্রস্ত করা

English meaning of handicap

  1. noun Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun An individual's physical or mental disadvantage or disability.
  4. noun 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.

Full definition of handicap

handicap in a sentence

  • Age is often a handicap.
  • The older boy won, even though his opponent had been granted a handicap of five meters.
  • A handicap in chess often involves removal of the queen's rook.

Synonyms of handicap

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Questions about handicap in Bengali

What is the meaning of handicap in Bengali?
Handicap in Bengali is প্রতিবন্ধকতা, শারীরিক, মানসিক অক্ষমতা, বাধাগ্রস্ত করা.
handicap এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Handicap: প্রতিবন্ধকতা, শারীরিক, মানসিক অক্ষমতা, বাধাগ্রস্ত করা.
What does handicap mean in English?
Handicap means something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.

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Bengali words from Bengali Wiktionary: handicap (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: handicap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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