crippling

noun

1. a person or animal that is lame or otherwise disabled in a way that prevents normal motion of the limbs or body: somewhat offensive when used to refer to a person
2. ☆ Dialectal thicketed, swampy or low, wet land

transitive verb crippled, crippling

1. to make cripple of; lame
2. to make unable or unfit to act, function effectively, etc.; disable