Crippling

  • 91debt — noun 1 sum of money owed ADJECTIVE ▪ big, crippling, enormous, heavy, high, huge, large, massive, substantial ▪ …

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  • 92effect — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 change that is caused by sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, dramatic, far reaching, important, marked, powerful, profound, pronounced, significant …

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  • 93embargo — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, strict, total ▪ partial ▪ mandatory ▪ crippling ▪ the crippling economi …

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  • 94stroke — n. apoplexy 1) to have, suffer a stroke 2) an apoplectic; crippling, massive, severe; slight stroke movement, series of movements 3) (tennis) a backhand; forehand stroke 4) (swimming) a backstroke; breast; butterfly stroke; sidestroke sound of… …

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  • 95harmful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. injurious, hurtful. See disease, badness. Ant., harmless, safe. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. injurious, detrimental, hurtful, noxious, evil, mischievous, ruinous, malefic, demolitionary, internecine …

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  • 96cripple — I UK [ˈkrɪp(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms cripple : singular cripple plural cripples offensive an offensive word for someone who is physically disabled, especially someone who is unable to walk II UK [ˈkrɪp(ə)l] / US verb [transitive]… …

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  • 97cripple — /ˈkrɪpəl / (say kripuhl) noun 1. someone who is partially or wholly deprived of the use of one or more limbs; a lame person. 2. an animal which is disabled by disease, old age, etc., especially one which cannot keep up with the herd. –verb (t)… …

  • 98maim — [mām] vt. [ME maymen < OFr mahaigner, mayner] to deprive of the use of some necessary part of the body; cripple; mutilate; disable n. [ME mayme, maheym < OFr mahaing, main] Obs. an injury causing the loss or crippling of some necessary part …

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  • 99disabling — adjective 1. that cripples or disables or incapacitates (Freq. 2) a crippling injury • Syn: ↑crippling, ↑incapacitating • Similar to: ↑unhealthful 2. depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified …

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  • 100incapacitating — adjective that cripples or disables or incapacitates a crippling injury • Syn: ↑crippling, ↑disabling • Similar to: ↑unhealthful * * * incapacitating adj an incapacitating illness/injury • • • …

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