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crippled

crippled

1 5.8
A person or animal with damaged legs who cannot walk
  • adjective
  • /ˈkrɪpəld/
  • Slur
translation icon : lisiado
  • After the accident, he felt crippled and struggled to move around the house.
  • too crippled
  • old and crippled

So most of the time it's and it can run, but that tarantula wasp, that's the motherfucker that made him crippled ranchula wasp.

Examples

  • This work was sponsored by the Crippled Children's Hospital Foundation, Memphis, TN.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Sick people: crippled, paralyzed, blind, men and women covered with sores and pustules.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Was she very old or just crippled and blind?

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

  • Even though she had these formerly crippled feet, now she was getting ready to dance in ballet.

  • Kali was too crippled and toothless to be the child-killer, though Aganippe had once seen the grim old girl gum a hapless intruder half to death.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The dog was born with crippled legs, making it difficult for him to walk.

  • Many organizations provide support for children who are crippled due to illness or injury.

Synonyms

disabled
vscrippled
259 2.3

Having a long-term physical or mental condition that limits movement and daily activities

is specific to leg or foot inability causing difficulty walking
impaired
vscrippled
49 4.4

Not working well because of damage or weakness

focuses on leg or foot inability to walk rather than general weakness
lame
vscrippled
29 4.1

Unable to walk properly because of an injury to a leg

is more severe, often meaning complete inability to walk
paraplegic
vscrippled
  • Specialized
4 8.0

Having no movement or feeling in the lower body because of a spine injury

is broader, covering other leg disabilities not only spinal paralysis
physically challenged
vscrippled
3 4.1

A person who has a physical condition that limits movement or daily activities

is the direct medical description of leg or foot inability, not euphemistic
paralyzed
vscrippled
  • US
1 4.2

Not able to do anything, often because of injury or fear

refers specifically to leg or foot disability rather than total immobility
incapacitated
vscrippled
6.3

Unable to move or act normally after illness such as an injury

is about leg or foot disability limiting walking rather than overall incapacity
maimed
vscrippled
  • NSFW
6.8

Unable to use a body part because it is badly injured and does not work anymore

is about inability to walk from leg or foot issues, not necessarily permanent injury

Antonyms

able
∞ 1.0

Having the skill or power to do something

mobile
81 2.7

Able to change or move easily

How Mobile

able-bodied
30 4.2
mobile
81 2.7
disabled
259 2.3
lame
29 4.1
crippled
  • Slur
1 5.8
paralyzed
  • US
1 4.2

Surface Forms

crippled positive

Morphology

crippled = cripple (transparent) = cripple + ed

Formed from the verb 'cripple' plus the past-participial/adjectival suffix '-ed'; the meaning 'having been made disabled' is directly derived.

Etymology

Crippled comes from an old English root related to creep, which means 'to crawl' or 'move slowly'. It once described someone who had to creep because their legs did not work, and that's why crippled now means unable to walk or disabled in the legs.