(~s, crippling, ~d)
1.
A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a ~. (OFFENSIVE)
She has gone from being a healthy, fit, and sporty young woman to being a ~.
N-COUNT
2.
If someone is ~d by an injury, it is so serious that they can never move their body properly again.
Mr Easton was seriously ~d in an accident and had to leave his job...
He had been warned that another bad fall could ~ him for life...
He heaved his ~d leg into an easier position.
VERB: be V-ed, V n, V-ed
3.
If something ~s a person, it causes them severe psychological or emotional problems.
Howard wanted to be a popular singer, but stage fright ~d him...
I’m not perfect but I’m also not emotionally ~d or lonely.
VERB: V n, V-ed
4.
To ~ a machine, organization, or system means to damage it severely or prevent it from working properly.
A total cut-off of supplies would ~ the country’s economy...
The pilot was able to maneuver the ~d aircraft out of the hostile area.
VERB: V n, V-ed