Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with handicap in American Collocation
handicap
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/ˈhændiˌkæp/
serious
grave
permanent
profound
serious
severe
terrible
The time and effort involved in individual evaluation can present a severe handicap.
additional
added
additional
Sykes had the added handicap of being dismissed by his teacher as “not likely to get much further”.
be a handicap
be
become
constitute
present
prove
Lack of communication proved a major handicap to the commanders on the ground.
have a handicap
face
have
suffer
Agriculture in these mountainous areas suffers a permanent natural handicap.
overcome a handicap
overcome
The young Charles was determined to overcome these childhood handicaps.