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crippling.

That cripples or incapacitates

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. That cripples or incapacitates

    crippling depression
  2. Causing a severe and insurmountable problem; detrimental.

    The high cost of capital has a crippling effect on many small firms.
  3. Causing serious injuries, damage, or harm; damaging.

    crippling debt
noun
  1. The act by which somebody or something is crippled.

    countable · uncountable
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of cripple

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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