cripple

• اسم يُستخدم تاريخياً للإشارة إلى الشخص المصاب بإعاقة جسدية، لا سيما ما يتعلق بالحركة. ويُعد هذا المصطلح اليوم مهيناً وقديماً.

A noun that was historically used to refer to a person with a physical disability, particularly one affecting mobility. This term is now considered offensive and outdated.

1. Person with a disabilityB2informal

   A person who is unable to walk or move properly due to injury or illness. This term is now considered offensive and outdated.

   مُعاق

   • The old man was a cripple after the accident.
   • He was treated like a cripple because of his leg injury.
   • The term 'cripple' is now seen as derogatory.

   المرادفاتinvalidparalytic

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على إحداث عجز أو إعاقة لدى شخص أو شيء تمنعه من العمل أو الأداء بشكل طبيعي، غالبًا عن طريق الإضرار الجسدي أو التعطيل.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing someone or something to become unable to function properly, often by damaging or disabling them.

1. Cause physical disabilityB2formal

   To cause someone to become unable to walk or move properly due to injury or illness.

   إعاقة جسدية

   • The accident crippled him for life.
   • The disease can cripple its victims if left untreated.
   • He was crippled in a car crash.

   المرادفاتdisablehamstringimmobilizeincapacitatelamemaimparalyze

2. B2formal

   To severely damage or weaken something, making it ineffective or unable to function.

   إضعاف شديد أو إلحاق ضرر بالغ

   • The economic sanctions crippled the country's trade.
   • The strike crippled the public transport system.
   • The cyberattack crippled the company's network.

   المرادفاتdamagedebilitatedisablehamstringimpairincapacitateparalyzesabotageweaken

   الأضدادbolsterempowerenablefixfortifyimprovereinforcerepairrestorestrengthen