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cripple /ˈkrɪpəl/  

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  • noun
    plural cripples
    [count] old-fashioned + offensive :a person who cannot move or walk normally because of a permanent injury (such as a damaged leg or foot) or other physical problem
    He returned from war a cripple.
    Cripple is an old-fashioned word. People now usually use the less offensive term disabled person.
    informal :a person who has emotional problems that prevent normal behavior with other people
    She's an emotional cripple. [=she's unable to express her emotions normally]
    social cripples
    verb
    cripples; crippled; crippling
    [+ obj] to cause (a person or animal) to be unable to move or walk normally - usually used as (be) crippled
    Thousands of people have been crippled by the disease.
    The car accident left him crippled. [=disabled]
    to make (something) unable to work normally :to cause great damage to (something)
    Higher taxes could cripple small businesses.
    an economy crippled by inflation
    The disease cripples the body's immune system. [=it makes the body unable to heal itself]