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crippled

[krip-uhld] / ˈkrɪp əld /


ADJECTIVE
damaged; not working
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There are also calls to overhaul rules related to special treatment of developing countries and achieving a level playing field for trade, as well as a push to restore the organisation's crippled dispute settlement system.

From Barron's

We prayed beyond the concrete walls for the healing of Germany, of Europe, of the world—as Mama had once done from the prison of a crippled body.

From Literature

‘You were there when the bear was made. You were with the Red Deer Clan. You helped the crippled Soul-Eater trap the demon.’

From Literature

Why should she feel crippled with so much fear that she had to force her feet to keep on walking, one after the other, one after the other?

From Literature

Stocks slumped as the conflict in the Middle East crippled travel through some of the world’s most crowded transit arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal