Cripple — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back

deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪpəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈɪpəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈɪpəl/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈɪpəl/.

Examples

This measure crippled our efforts
Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work
The accident has crippled her for life

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lame stultify

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
verb	deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless “This measure crippled our efforts”
verb	deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg “The accident has crippled her for life”

Word Forms

cripple	verb	deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
cripple	noun	someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Krüppel

jemand, der aufgrund einer Verletzung oder Behinderung der Beine oder des Rückens nicht in der Lage ist, normal zu gehen

🇫🇷French

paralyser

une personne incapable de marcher normalement en raison d'une blessure ou d'un handicap aux jambes ou au dos

🇪🇸Spanish

lisiado

alguien que no puede caminar normalmente debido a una lesión o discapacidad en las piernas o la espalda

🇮🇹Italian

storpio

qualcuno che non è in grado di camminare normalmente a causa di un infortunio o di una disabilità alle gambe o alla schiena

🇳🇱Dutch

kreupel

iemand die niet normaal kan lopen vanwege een blessure of handicap aan de benen of rug

🇵🇹Portuguese

aleijado

alguém que não consegue andar normalmente devido a uma lesão ou deficiência nas pernas ou nas costas

🇷🇺Russian

калечить

человек, который не может нормально ходить из-за травмы или инвалидности ног или спины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पंगु

कोई व्यक्ति जो पैरों या पीठ पर चोट या विकलांगता के कारण सामान्य रूप से चलने में असमर्थ है

🇧🇩Bengali

পঙ্গু

পায়ে বা পিঠে আঘাত বা অক্ষমতার কারণে সাধারণভাবে হাঁটতে অক্ষম কেউ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊனமுற்றவர்

கால்கள் அல்லது முதுகில் காயம் அல்லது இயலாமை காரணமாக சாதாரணமாக நடக்க முடியாத ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

వికలాంగుడు

కాళ్లు లేదా వీపుకు గాయం లేదా వైకల్యం కారణంగా సాధారణంగా నడవలేని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अपंग

पाय किंवा पाठीला दुखापत झाल्यामुळे किंवा अपंगत्वामुळे सामान्यपणे चालता येत नसलेली व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપંગ

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે પગ અથવા પીઠમાં ઈજા અથવા અપંગતાને કારણે સામાન્ય રીતે ચાલી શકતી નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಗವಿಕಲ

ಕಾಲುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಬೆನ್ನಿಗೆ ಗಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಗವೈಕಲ್ಯದಿಂದಾಗಿ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ನಡೆಯಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗದ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുടന്തൻ

കാലുകളിലോ പുറകിലോ പരിക്കോ വൈകല്യമോ കാരണം സാധാരണ നടക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്ത ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪੰਗ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਲੱਤਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਪਿੱਠ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੱਟ ਲੱਗਣ ਜਾਂ ਅਪਾਹਜ ਹੋਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਚੱਲਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਮਰੱਥ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اپاہج

کوئی ایسا شخص جو ٹانگوں یا کمر میں چوٹ یا معذوری کی وجہ سے عام طور پر چلنے سے قاصر ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

削弱

由于腿部或背部受伤或残疾而无法正常行走的人

🇯🇵Japanese

不自由な

脚や背中の怪我や障害のために正常に歩くことができない人

🇰🇷Korean

불구자

다리나 허리의 부상이나 장애로 인해 정상적으로 걸을 수 없는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm tê liệt

một người không thể đi lại bình thường vì chấn thương hoặc khuyết tật ở chân hoặc lưng

🇹🇭Thai

พิการ

คนที่ไม่สามารถเดินได้ตามปกติเนื่องจากได้รับบาดเจ็บหรือพิการที่ขาหรือหลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

melumpuhkan

seseorang yang tidak dapat berjalan normal karena cedera atau cacat pada kaki atau punggung

🇵🇭Filipino

baldado

isang taong hindi makalakad nang normal dahil sa pinsala o kapansanan sa mga binti o likod

🇲🇾Malay

lumpuh

seseorang yang tidak dapat berjalan seperti biasa kerana kecederaan atau kecacatan pada kaki atau belakang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشل

شخص غير قادر على المشي بشكل طبيعي بسبب إصابة أو إعاقة في الساقين أو الظهر

🇮🇷Persian

فلج کردن

کسی که به دلیل آسیب یا ناتوانی در پاها یا کمر قادر به راه رفتن عادی نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

sakat

Bacaklarında veya sırtında meydana gelen bir yaralanma veya sakatlık nedeniyle normal şekilde yürüyemeyen kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָכֶה

אדם שאינו מסוגל ללכת כרגיל בגלל פציעה או מוגבלות ברגליים או בגב

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The primary meaning of 'cripple' is 'someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back'.

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