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- Dictionarycrip·pled/ˈkripəld/
adjective
- 1. severely damaged or malfunctioning: "the pilot displayed skill and nerve in landing the crippled plane"
- 2. (of a person) unable to walk or move normally; disabled. dated, offensive
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Cripple is an offensive term for a lame or partly disabled person or animal, or something flawed or imperfect. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and usage of cripple as a noun, adjective, and verb.
Crippled is an adjective that means unable to walk or move in the usual way, severely affected or limited, or (in computing) limited in the way that it works. It is often considered offensive or old-fashioned and has synonyms and related words.
Cripple definition: a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.. See examples of CRIPPLE used in a sentence.
Crippled definition: relating to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.. See examples of CRIPPLED used in a sentence.
to prevent software or a device from working normally, usually intentionally in order to make the user pay for more software, for another device, etc.: The company released software that crippled unlocked phones, preventing them from being used on other carriers ' networks.
Crippled means physically or mentally disabled, or damaged or defective. Find the origin, usage, and translations of the word crippled, as well as related words and antonyms.
To cripple is to leave someone unable to walk. Terrible car accidents, for example, can sometimes cripple their victims. Use the verb cripple to describe what is done to a person whose legs are so badly injured that they can't be used.
