adj
Meaning 1
That cripples or incapacitates
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- crippling depression
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
crippling
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adj
Meaning 2
Causing a severe and insurmountable problem; detrimental.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The high cost of capital has a crippling effect on many small firms.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Causing serious injuries, damage, or harm; damaging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- crippling debt
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
The act by which somebody or something is crippled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of cripple
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
that cripples or disables or incapacitates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a crippling injury
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disabling, incapacitating
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: verlammend — that cripples
- Finnish: rampauttava — that cripples
- Hungarian: bénító — that cripples
- Spanish: discapacitante — that cripples
- Spanish: lisiante — that cripples
- Spanish: tullente — that cripples
- Spanish: derrengante — that cripples
- Spanish: baldante — that cripples
- Spanish: anquilosante — that cripples