crippling
🇺🇸
/ˈkrɪplɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/ˈkrɪplɪŋ/
adjective
R
causing severe damage to someone's ability to walk or move
The accident left her with a crippling injury.
R
causing great harm or difficulty to someone or something
The company went bankrupt because of crippling debts.
translation
causing severe damage to someone's ability to walk or move; causing great harm or difficulty to someone or something