crippling

• Décrit quelque chose qui cause de graves dommages, une perte ou une perturbation, rendant souvent une chose inefficace ou incapable de fonctionner.

Describes something that causes severe damage, loss, or impairment, often rendering something ineffective or unable to function.

1. Causing severe physical disabilityB2formalmedical

   Causing a person to become unable to walk or move normally, often due to injury or disease.

   Handicapant (physiquement)

   • The accident left him with a crippling injury to his spine.
   • She suffers from crippling arthritis that affects her daily life.
   • The disease can cause crippling pain in the joints.

   Synonymesdebilitatingdisablingenfeeblingincapacitating

2. Severely damaging or debilitatingB2formal

   Causing severe damage, harm, or disruption to something, making it unable to function effectively.

   Gravement nuisible ou incapacitant

   • The company faced crippling financial losses after the scandal.
   • The country's economy was hit by crippling sanctions.
   • The strike had a crippling effect on public transportation.

   Synonymesdamagingdebilitatingdestructivedevastatingdisastrousharmfulincapacitatingruinous

   Antonymesbeneficialconstructivehelpfulrehabilitativerestorativestrengtheningsupportive

3. Overwhelming or paralyzing (emotional/mental)B2informal

   Describing a feeling or condition that is so intense it prevents normal functioning or action.

   paralysant, qui handicape

   • He experienced crippling anxiety before his job interview.
   • She was overcome by crippling shyness in social situations.
   • The pressure of the deadline caused crippling stress.

   Synonymesconsumingdebilitatingdevastatingenervatingimmobilizingincapacitatingoverwhelming

   Antonymesempoweringenablingstrengthening

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de rendre quelqu'un ou quelque chose incapable de fonctionner normalement, souvent en l'endommagement ou en le mettant hors d'usage.

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.

   Rendre infirme

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

   Synonymesdisablehamstringimmobilizeincapacitatelamemaimparalyze

2. B2formal

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

   paralyser, handicaper

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

   Synonymesdamagedebilitatedisablehamstringimpairincapacitateparalyzesabotageweaken

   Antonymesbolsterempowerenablefixfortifyimprovereinforcerepairrestorestrengthen