crippling

1. 1.

   that cripples or disables or incapacitates

   “a crippling injury”

   Synonymsdisablingincapacitating

   Similarunhealthful

Questions about crippling

What does crippling mean?

crippling means "that cripples or disables or incapacitates".

How many syllables are in crippling?

crippling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈkɹɪpəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for crippling?

Close synonyms include disabling, incapacitating. 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.