From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilityinvalidityin‧va‧lid‧it‧y /ˌɪnvəˈlɪdəti/AWL noun [uncountable] formal1MIthe state of being too ill, old, or injured to workinvalidity benefit2ILLEGALthe state of being not legally or officially acceptable