Crippled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless

deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪpəld/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈɪpəld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈɪpəld/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪpəld/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cripple halt game gimpy stultify lame halting

Parts of Speech

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”
adjective	disabled in the feet or legs “a crippled soldier”

Word Forms

cripple	noun	someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
lameness	noun	disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
gimpiness	noun	disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
gameness	noun	disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verkrüppelt

der Kraft oder Effizienz beraubt; nutzlos oder wertlos machen

🇫🇷French

estropié

priver de force ou d'efficacité; rendre inutile ou sans valeur

🇪🇸Spanish

lisiado

privar de fuerza o eficiencia; hacer inútil o inútil

🇮🇹Italian

paralizzato

privare di forza o efficienza; rendere inutile o senza valore

🇳🇱Dutch

kreupel

beroven van kracht of efficiëntie; nutteloos of waardeloos maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

aleijado

privar de força ou eficiência; tornar inútil ou sem valor

🇷🇺Russian

искалеченный

лишить сил или работоспособности; сделать бесполезным или бесполезным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पंगु

ताकत या दक्षता से वंचित करना; निकम्मा या निकम्मा बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

পঙ্গু

শক্তি বা দক্ষতা থেকে বঞ্চিত করা; অকেজো বা মূল্যহীন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊனமுற்றவர்

வலிமை அல்லது செயல்திறனை இழக்கிறது; பயனற்றதாக அல்லது பயனற்றதாக ஆக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

వికలాంగులయ్యారు

బలం లేదా సామర్థ్యాన్ని కోల్పోవడం; పనికిరాని లేదా పనికిరానిదిగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अपंग

शक्ती किंवा कार्यक्षमतेपासून वंचित राहणे; निरुपयोगी किंवा निरुपयोगी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપંગ

શક્તિ અથવા કાર્યક્ષમતા વંચિત; નકામું અથવા નકામું બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಗವಿಕಲ

ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ದಕ್ಷತೆಯ ವಂಚಿತ; ಅನುಪಯುಕ್ತ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಷ್ಪ್ರಯೋಜಕವನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുടന്തൻ

ശക്തിയോ കാര്യക്ഷമതയോ നഷ്ടപ്പെടുത്തുക; ഉപയോഗശൂന്യമോ വിലകെട്ടതോ ആക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਾਹਜ

ਤਾਕਤ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਸ਼ਲਤਾ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਂਝਾ; ਬੇਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਕਾਰ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

اپاہج

طاقت یا کارکردگی سے محروم؛ بیکار یا بیکار بنانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

残废的

剥夺力量或效率；使无用或毫无价值

🇯🇵Japanese

不自由な

強さや効率を奪う。役に立たない、または価値のないものにする

🇰🇷Korean

불구가 된

힘이나 효율성을 박탈하다; 쓸모 없게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị què

tước đi sức mạnh hoặc hiệu quả; làm cho vô dụng hoặc vô giá trị

🇹🇭Thai

พิการ

ขาดความเข้มแข็งหรือประสิทธิภาพ ทำให้ไร้ประโยชน์หรือไร้ค่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

lumpuh

menghilangkan kekuatan atau efisiensi; menjadikannya tidak berguna atau tidak berharga

🇵🇭Filipino

baldado

pag-alis ng lakas o kahusayan; gawing walang silbi o walang halaga

🇲🇾Malay

lumpuh

kehilangan kekuatan atau kecekapan; menjadikan tidak berguna atau tidak bernilai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشلول

الحرمان من القوة أو الكفاءة؛ جعل عديمة الفائدة أو لا قيمة لها

🇮🇷Persian

فلج شده

سلب قدرت یا کارایی؛ بی فایده یا بی ارزش کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

sakat

güçten veya verimlilikten yoksun bırakmak; işe yaramaz veya değersiz kılmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָכֶה

לשלול כוח או יעילות; להפוך לחסר תועלת או חסר ערך

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