crippling

• Descreve algo que causa dano, perda ou prejuízo grave, muitas vezes tornando algo ineficaz ou incapaz de funcionar.

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.

   Incapacitante

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdebilitatingdisablingenfeeblingincapacitating

2. Severely damaging or debilitatingB2formal

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

   Debilitante

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdamagingdebilitatingdestructivedevastatingdisastrousharmfulincapacitatingruinous

   Antônimosbeneficialconstructivehelpfulrehabilitativerestorativestrengtheningsupportive

3. Overwhelming or paralyzing (emotional/mental)B2informal

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

   Paralisante

   • 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.

   Sinônimosconsumingdebilitatingdevastatingenervatingimmobilizingincapacitatingoverwhelming

   Antônimosempoweringenablingstrengthening

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de causar incapacidade ou dano grave a alguém ou algo, prejudicando seu funcionamento normal, muitas vezes por lesão ou por deixar fora de serviço. Também pode significar enfraquecer ou prejudicar gravemente algo de forma figurada.

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.

   Tornar deficiente físico

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

   Sinônimosdisablehamstringimmobilizeincapacitatelamemaimparalyze

2. B2formal

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

   Prejudicar gravemente ou enfraquecer

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

   Sinônimosdamagedebilitatedisablehamstringimpairincapacitateparalyzesabotageweaken

   Antônimosbolsterempowerenablefixfortifyimprovereinforcerepairrestorestrengthen