crippling

Definitions


[ˈkrɪpəlɪŋ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- causing a person to become unable to walk or move properly
(e.g: a crippling disease)

- causing a severe and almost insuperable problem
(e.g: interest rates rose to a crippling 13 per cent)


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries