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- [krip-uh l]
- /ˈkrɪp əl/
- /ˈkrɪp.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krip-uh l]
- /ˈkrɪp əl/
Definitions of crippling word
- adjective crippling A crippling illness or disability is one that severely damages your health or your body. 3
- adjective crippling If you say that an action, policy, or situation has a crippling effect on something, you mean it has a very serious, harmful effect. 3
- adjective crippling damaging or injurious 3
- noun crippling Offensive. a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs. an animal that is similarly disabled; a lame animal. Offensive. a person who is disabled or impaired in any way: a mental cripple. 1
- noun crippling anything that is impaired or flawed. 1
- noun crippling a wounded animal, especially one shot by a hunter. 1
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Origin of crippling
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English cripel, Old English crypel; akin to creep
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Parts of speech for Crippling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crippling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
crippling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crippling
adjective crippling
- wrackful — ruinous.
- harmful — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- tumbledown — dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.
- annihilative — Serving to annihilate; radically destructive.
noun crippling
- subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
- disablement — to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate: The detective successfully disabled the bomb. He was disabled by the accident.
- pacification — to pacify.
- demilitarization — to deprive of military character; free from militarism.
- de-escalate — to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc)
Top questions with crippling
- what is crippling arthritis?
- how to deal with crippling anxiety?
- how to deal with crippling depression?
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