crippling

CEFRB2

/krˈɪpəlɪŋ/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Causing serious damage or making normal activity very difficult.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Causing a severe and insurmountable problem; detrimental.

Examples

  • The devaluation of the currency dealt a crippling blow to the nation's economy.

  • The people of Gaza are living under a crippling blockade.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. That cripples or incapacitates

  2. Causing serious injuries, damage, or harm; damaging.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. present participle and gerund of cripple

More examples

In context

  • The high cost of capital has a crippling effect on many small firms.

  • crippling debt

  • crippling depression

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The factory faced blank debt after the loan payments and lost contracts stacked up.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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