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What is another word for Crippling? – 150 Crippling Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    debilitating disabling incapacitating weakening damaging harmful injurious detrimental destructive devastating paralyzing immobilizing handicapping limiting restrictive constraining hindering obstructing impeding thwarting frustrating discouraging disheartening demoralizing demotivating enfeebling sapping draining exhausting enervating crippling paralyzing stifling strangling smothering crushing shattering annihilating exterminating eradicating

    Meaning of Crippling

    The primary meaning of the word "Crippling" is to cause someone or something to become unable to function or move properly.

    Definitions

    • Causing someone or something to become unable to function or move properly
    • Severely damaging or weakening something, such as a person's confidence or a system's effectiveness
    • Rendering someone or something powerless or ineffective

    Etymology of Crippling

    The word "Crippling" originated from the Old English word "crippel," meaning "lame" or "weak"
    The term has been used since the 15th century to describe something that causes weakness or disability
    Over time, the meaning of the word has expanded to include figurative uses, such as describing something that severely damages or weakens a person, system, or organization

    Example Uses

    • The injury was crippling, and the athlete had to withdraw from the competition
    • The economic crisis had a crippling effect on the country's infrastructure
    • The lack of funding was crippling the development of the new project

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    enabling empowering strengthening revitalizing rejuvenating invigorating energizing stimulating motivating encouraging uplifting heartening bolstering supporting assisting aiding helping facilitating easing alleviating mitigating moderating softening calming soothing comforting reassuring emboldening fortifying reinforcing

    Related Nouns

    disability weakness injury damage harm impairment handicap limitation constraint hindrance obstruction impediment frustration discouragement demoralization exhaustion enervation paralysis immobilization debilitation devastation destruction annihilation eradication extinction

    Related Verbs

    disable weaken damage harm injure impair handicap limit constrain hinder obstruct impede thwart frustrate discourage demoralize exhaust enervate paralyze immobilize debilitate devastate destroy annihilate eradicate extinguish

    Related Adjectives

    debilitating disabling weakening damaging harmful injurious detrimental destructive devastating paralyzing immobilizing handicapping limiting restrictive constraining hindering obstructing impeding thwarting frustrating discouraging disheartening demoralizing demotivating enfeebling sapping draining exhausting enervating