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Common collocations with handicap in American Collocation

handicap noun countable

US /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.