CRIPPLE


Meaning of CRIPPLE in English

[noun] [C] [dated] - a person who because of disease or injury cannot walk or move one or more of their legs or arms correctly(figurative disapproving) "Come on, you load of cripples (= slow-moving people), you can go faster than that!" yelled the coach.USAGE: Some people consider this word to be offensive.(dated) An emotional cripple is someone who finds it difficult to have or express feelings.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.