crippled

Questions about crippled

What does crippled mean?

crippled means "disabled in the feet or legs".

How many syllables are in crippled?

crippled has 2 syllables: crip-pled. The stress falls on "crip". In IPA it is /ˈkɹɪpəld/.

What is another word for crippled?

Close synonyms include halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is crippled a common word?

crippled is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.