Crippling — synonyms, definition

1. crippling (Adjective)

disabling incapacitating

crippling (Adjective) — That cripples, disables or incapacitates. ex. "a crippling injury"

2. crippling (Verb)

laming stultifying

crippling (Verb) — Deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless. ex. "This measure crippled our efforts"

crippling (Verb) — Deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg. ex. "The accident has crippled her for life"

maiming weakening hamstringing