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What is another word for cripples?

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Verb

To render physically powerless, injured or unable to move

To cause to be immobilized, weakened or ineffective

To be detrimental to

To cause something to stop functioning altogether

To render financially unstable

To prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

To weaken or reduce in strength or intensity

To diminish the confidence or courage of

To remove or cut off the limbs or parts of

To weaken an armed opposition, such as a military or army

Plural for a person who has severely impaired physical abilities

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To render physically powerless, injured or unable to move

paralyses^UK

paralyzes^US

puts on the sick list

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“Zach defied all expectations that this accident would cripple him and transform his life for the worst.”

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To cause to be immobilized, weakened or ineffective

disables

prostrates

incapacitates

immobilises^UK

immobilizes^US

paralyses^UK

paralyzes^US

brings to a standstill

confines to a wheelchair

hospitalises^UK

brings to a grinding halt

puts out of commission

brings someone to their knees

becomes unable to move

removes the sting from

reduces the powers of

wears oneself to a shadow

wears oneself to a frazzle

prevents from working

prevents from moving

throws monkey wrench in

renders incapable

takes out

brings to a screeching halt

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“Too many or too few T cells in the blood can cripple the immune system.”

Verb

To be detrimental to

paralyses^UK

paralyzes^US

rains on someone's parade

vandalizes^US

vandalises^UK

jeopardizes^US

jeopardises^UK

demoralizes^US

demoralises^UK

neutralizes^US

neutralises^UK

puts out of commission

traumatizes^US

brutalizes^US

brutalises^UK

traumatises^UK

has a negative effect on

distorts the shape of

throws a monkey wrench into

causes the sacrifice of

pulverizes^US

brings someone to their knees

vaporizes^US

damages beyond repair

vaporises^UK

pulverises^UK

throws a spanner in the works

renders ineffective

cancels out

throws a monkey wrench in the works of

bastardizes^US

bastardises^UK

drags through the mud

reduces the status of

plays merry hell with

fades

overruns

discolours^UK

discolors^US

drives a nail into the coffin of

brings about the downfall of

colours^UK

colors^US

sours

freeboots

mullers

moonlight requisitions

burglarizes^US

brings a note of sadness to

throws monkey wrench in

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“This sort of overprotection may actually cripple his ability to be resilient and discourage him from trying anything new.”

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To cause something to stop functioning altogether

“We need to effectively respond to the bad actors out there who want to steal our data and cripple our systems.”

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To render financially unstable

“Mounting debts would eventually cripple the company.”

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To prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

baulks^UK

balks^US

throws a spanner in the works

throws a monkey wrench in the works of

neutralizes^US

neutralises^UK

places at a disadvantage

puts at a disadvantage

puts a spoke in someone's wheel

debilitates

throws a spoke in the wheel of

throws monkey wrench in

halts in its tracks

throws a monkey wrench in the works

puts out of commission

puts in an unfavourable position

treats harshly

inflicts a handicap on

gives a disadvantage to

brings to screeching halt

throws a monkey wrench into

takes the wind out of your sails

cooks someone's goose

causes to be at a stand

sets someone thinking

makes someone scratch their head

prevents from making progress

keeps within the limits of

takes wind out of sails

messes with one's head

demoralizes^US

demoralises^UK

drags through the mud

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To weaken or reduce in strength or intensity

Verb

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To diminish the confidence or courage of

Verb

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To remove or cut off the limbs or parts of

Verb

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To weaken an armed opposition, such as a military or army

demobilises^UK

demobilizes^US

Noun

Plural for a person who has severely impaired physical abilities

disabled

“He had to endure being a cripple for several months as he recovered from the knee injury.”

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