noun
- the condition of being an invalid; chronic illness or disability that prevents normal activity
Usage: formal; somewhat dated
Examples
- After the accident, he resigned himself to a life of invalidism.
- The family struggled to cope with her prolonged invalidism.
- His invalidism prevented him from returning to his former occupation.
- The doctor warned that without proper treatment, temporary illness could lead to permanent invalidism.
- She refused to let invalidism define her entire existence.
- The novel explores themes of invalidism and social isolation in Victorian society.