crippling
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crippling
verb
- present participle and gerund of cripple
adjective more crippling · most crippling
- That cripples or incapacitates crippling depression
- Causing a severe and insurmountable problem; detrimental. The high cost of capital has a crippling effect on many small firms.
- Causing serious injuries, damage, or harm; damaging. crippling debt
noun cripplings
- The act by which somebody or something is crippled.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: incapacitating, unhealthful, disabling, debilitating, paralyzed, weakened, devastating, damaging, stun, detrimental, ruinous, harmful, disastrous, destructive, harsh, appalling
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adj that cripples
| Español | discapacitante, lisiante, tullente, derrengante, baldante, anquilosante |
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Talk about this word "crippling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crippling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. crippling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crippling "crippling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crippling.Cite this
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title = {crippling},
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