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cripplement

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being crippled; an injury that limits mobility.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Oh, I do not conceive that Jacob's cripplement was one half so much of a cripplement as Paul's! He was altogether crippled, and the Lord makes him feel what a very poor thing he is. His was to be a life of perfect realized dependence like Christ's.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From cripple + -ment.