crippled

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crippled

  • /ˈkɹɪpəld/

adjective

  1. offensive, usually Having a less than fully functional limb, or injuries which prevent full mobility. A crippled man, twenty years older than you, whom you will have to wait on?
  2. informal Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury. a crippled version of the software, lacking many features

Opposite: noncrippled, uncrippled

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of cripple

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lame, halt, halting, unfit, handicapped, incapacitated, debilitated, paralyzed, impaired, disabled, weakened, hamstrung, damaged, corrupted, hurt, mutilated

adjective

Opposite: noncrippled, uncrippled

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adj having a physical impediment

Españolcojo, lisiado
Portuguêsaleijado, coxo
Françaisestropié
Deutschverkrüppelt
Italianostorpio, zoppo
Ελληνικάσακάτης sakátis, ανάπηρος anápiros
Românăschilod, infirm
Русскийискале́ченный iskaléčennyj, изуве́ченный izuvéčennyj
עבריתנָכֶה naché

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@misc{crippled_2026,
  title = {crippled},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crippled},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}