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crippling
This term carries a heavy emotional and practical weight, suggesting a total or near-total loss of function. When used in a physical sense, it describes a permanent or severe disability that restricts movement. In a figurative sense, it describes an obstacle so overwhelming that it renders a person, organization, or system unable to operate or recover.
Because of its strong connotations of disability, the word is often perceived as more intense than "severe" or "debilitating." In professional or medical contexts, "debilitating" is frequently preferred to avoid the harsher, more stigmatized imagery associated with "crippling," though the latter remains common in financial or political descriptions to emphasize total collapse.
Meanings
Examples
The company is facing crippling debt that makes expansion impossible.
I felt a sense of crippling anxiety before the presentation.
The sudden strike had a crippling effect on the citys transportation system.
He suffered a crippling injury during the championship game.
The drought caused crippling losses for the local farmers.
It is just crippling to think about how much we lost in the crash.
The patient was left with a crippling condition that affected his mobility.
High interest rates are proving crippling for small business owners.