crippling
crippling is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, crippling is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofcrippling
- To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired
Example: "The car bomb crippled five passers-by."
- To damage seriously; to destroy
Example: "My ambitions were crippled by a lack of money."
- To release a product (especially a computer program) with reduced functionality, in some cases, making the item essentially worthless.
Example: "The word processor was released in a crippled demonstration version that did not allow you to save."
- To nerf something which is overpowered
- State of being crippled; lameness.
- Spars or timbers set up as a support against the side of a building.
- That cripples or incapacitates
Example: "crippling depression"
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