incapacitated

incapacitated
/in'keuh pas"i tay'tid/, adj.
unable to act, respond, or the like (often used euphemistically when one is busy or otherwise occupied): He can't come to the phone now - he's incapacitated.
[1795-1805; INCAPACITATE + -ED2]

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