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transability

transability noun: the desire or need of a person identified as able-bodied by other people to transform his or her body to obtain a physical impairment.

Noun

transability (uncountable)

  1. The desire or need of a person identified as able-bodied by other people to transform his or her body to obtain a physical impairment
    • Ultimately, the Morini/Johns encounter strikes a parallel with the conversation surrounding the idea of transability. On the subject of transability, Bethany Stevens writes, "Transabled people are individuals who need to acquire a physical impairment despite having been born or living in physically...2015, Susan Antebi, Beth E. Jörgensen, Libre Acceso: Latin American Literature and Film through Disability Studies

Origin of transability

From trans- + ability.

Questions about transability

What does transability mean?
Transability means the desire or need of a person identified as able-bodied by other people to transform his or her body to obtain a physical impairment.
What part of speech is transability?
Transability is a noun.

Words near transability in the dictionary

  1. trans-woman
  2. trans-women
  3. trans.
  4. transabdominal
  5. transabdominally
  6. transability
  7. transabled
  8. transableism
  9. transacetylase
  10. transacetylases
  11. transacetylation

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