crippling

== English == === Verb === crippling present participle and gerund of cripple === Adjective === crippling (comparative more crippling, superlative most crippling) That cripples or incapacitates Causing a severe and insurmountable problem; detrimental. Causing serious injuries, damage, or harm; damaging. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === crippling (countable and uncountable, plural cripplings) The act by which somebody or something is crippled.