invalid

UK
/ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/
US
/ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/

Translations

invalidnoun
invalids
pl
UK
/ˈɪn.və.lɪd/
US
/ˈɪn.və.lɪd/
(old-fashioned)
invalidePersonne trop malade ou handicapée pour subvenir seule à ses besoins.
After the accident, he became an invalid and required constant care.
Après l'accident, il est devenu un invalide et a eu besoin de soins constants.
Additional translations
invalideSens historique, pour un soldat inapte au service actif.
Synonyms
infirm person
disabled person
bedridden person
chronically ill person
incapacitated person
invalidadjective
more invalid
Comp.
most invalid
Super.
UK
/ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/
US
/ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/
invalideDroit, administration, informatique : non conforme, non valable.
The contract was declared invalid due to a missing signature.
Le contrat a été déclaré invalide en raison d'une signature manquante.
Additional translations
non valableNotamment en logique ou en argumentation.
infirmeSens vieilli ou littéraire, pour une personne atteinte d'une maladie chronique ou d'un handicap.

Definitions

invalidnoun
A person who is too sick or disabled to care for themselves.
After the accident, he became an invalid and required constant care.
Historically, a soldier who is unfit for active service because of injury or illness.
During the war, the invalids were assigned to guard the supply depot.
invalidadjective
Not legally or officially acceptable.
The contract was declared invalid due to a missing signature.
Not based on sound reasoning or evidence; unsound.
His argument was invalid because it lacked factual support.
Not conforming to the required format or rules, especially in computing or data entry; incorrectly formed.
The website returned an error saying the password was invalid.
Suffering from chronic illness or disability; infirm.
She cared for her invalid mother after the surgery.