Definition of "crippling" []

• Present participle of cripple. (verb)
• That cripples (adjective)
• State of being crippled; lameness. (noun)
• Spars or timbers set up as a support against the side of a building. (noun)

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• "He mentioned specifically what he called the crippling disease of corruption."
• "A senior Russian diplomat says his country will not support what he called crippling sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program."
• "D.C., as part of a multi-phase process aimed at mitigating what they call the crippling effects of alcohol misuse and crime in the United States."