crippling

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crippling

A crippling knee injury forced the athlete to retire from competition.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Severely damaging or disabling: "crippling" describes something that causes severe damage, impairment, or a loss of function, effectively disabling or incapacitating someone or something.
    • Overwhelmingly burdensome: It can also describe a non-physical burden, such as a cost or debt, that is so heavy it severely hampers normal operation or progress.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • He suffered a crippling injury in the accident. (The injury was so severe it caused a long-term or permanent disability.)
    • The country is struggling under crippling debt. (The debt is so large it severely hinders the country's economic functioning.)
    • The new regulations placed a crippling burden on small businesses. (The burden was overwhelming and damaging to their operations.)
Advanced Usage
  • "crippling blow": a devastating setback or attack that causes severe damage.
    • The loss of their star player was a crippling blow to the team's championship hopes.
  • "crippling effect": a severely damaging impact or consequence.
    • The drought had a crippling effect on the region's agriculture.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cripple (verb): To cause someone to become unable to walk or move normally; to damage or impair severely.
    • The disease can cripple its victims.
  • Crippled (adjective): Describing someone or something that has been severely disabled or damaged.
    • The crippled ship limped back to port.
Synonyms
  • Debilitating: Weakening or impairing the strength of.
  • Disabling: Causing a loss of ability or power.
  • Paralyzing: Causing complete inability to act or function.
  • Devastating: Causing severe and overwhelming damage.
Antonyms
  • Strengthening: Making stronger.
  • Enabling: Providing with the ability or means to do something.
  • Invigorating: Giving strength or energy.
Related Phrases
  • "crippling fear/anxiety": an intense fear or anxiety that prevents someone from acting or functioning normally.
    • She was frozen by a crippling fear of public speaking.
  • "crippling strike": a labor strike so effective it halts operations completely.
    • The union called for a crippling strike against the factory.
crippling

A crippling knee injury forced the athlete to retire from competition.

Adjective
  1. that cripples or disables or incapacitates
    • a crippling injury

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