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crippling

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﹒Causing a severe and debilitating injury or loss of function.

﹒Having a disastrous or paralyzing effect on something, such as an economy or a system.

Examples

﹒The company suffered from crippling debt that eventually led to its bankruptcy.

﹒She was overcome by a crippling sense of anxiety before her big performance.

﹒The blizzard caused a crippling delay in transportation across the entire region.

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