crippling

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrɪplɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkrɪplɪŋ/

From the verb cripple: (⇒ conjugate)
crippling is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
crippling adj (disabling)incapacitante adj mf
 Multiple sclerosis is a crippling disease.
 La esclerosis múltiple es una enfermedad incapacitante.
crippling n figurative (damaging severely) (economía, figurado)devastación nf
  empobrecimiento nm
  daño nm
 The crippling of the economy had far-reaching effects in society.
 The team dealt a crippling blow to their opponents.
 La devastación de la economía tuvo efectos de largo alcance en la sociedad.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
cripple [sb] vtr (person: physically)lisiar a vtr + prep
  mutilar a vtr + prep
 The gunshot crippled Ben, who never walked again.
 El tiro lisió a Ben, quien nunca más volvió a caminar.
cripple [sth] vtr figurative (machine, process) (máquina)inutilizar vtr
  (proceso)paralizar vtr
 High water crippled the trucks trying to bring supplies.
 La marea alta inutilizó los camiones que traían suministros.
cripple [sth] vtr figurative (plan, efforts)perjudicar vtr
  paralizar vtr
 The town was badly crippled when the factory closed down.
 El cierre de la fábrica perjudicó mucho el pueblo.
cripple n dated, pejorative (lame or handicapped person) (ofensivo)lisiado, lisiada nm, nf
  (ofensivo)tullido, tullida nm, nf
 Zack's twisted legs made it hard to walk, and the children called him 'cripple.'
 A Zack le costaba caminar porque tenía las piernas torcidas y los niños lo llamaban «lisiado».
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
crippling | cripple
InglésEspañol
crippling debt n figurative (owing too much money)deuda enorme loc nom f
  deuda gigantesca loc nom f
  deuda ingente loc nom f
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