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Meanings of incapacitating in English

That cripples or disables or incapacitates.

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Examples for "crippling"
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Baghdad's ministers describe Iraq's crippling infrastructure problems as an opportunity to invest.
Reuters
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From tribunal updates to crippling inflation, from drunken violence to political stagnation.
The Irish Times
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Appreciate the technological sea change that turned crippling injury into something else.
Soon I will be invincible
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These had a crippling effect on New Zealand beef exports to Indonesia.
Radio NZ
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These are the most crippling sanctions in the history of sanctions, period.
Reuters
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Background: Bipolar disorder is among the 10 most disabling medical conditions worldwide.
Pubmed
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Early identification of patients at risk may prevent fatal or disabling strokes.
The Irish Times
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The reason for the disabling was not immediately clear, the newspaper said.
Reuters
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Purpose: Fatigue is a disabling and prevalent feature of many long-term conditions.
Pubmed
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Conclusions: Tremor is common among NARCOMS registrants and severely disabling for some.
Pubmed
Usage of incapacitating in English
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The attacks were so incapacitating, he could hardly stand, let alone work.
The Guardian
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Quite possible if someone like Butler were mesmerized and doing the incapacitating.
Artemis Fowl: the time paradox
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She was not able to walk and sleep due to incapacitating pain.
Pubmed
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In 50 percent of the patients, hospitalization was required because of incapacitating symptoms.
Pubmed
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Harris vividly recalled each of his incapacitating attacks of jailhouse claustrophobia.
Dark rivers of the heart
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He'd never realized how powerful and incapacitating human emotions could be.
The Wyrmling Horde
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The good news is that your Venusian physiology will keep it from incapacitating you.
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain
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If water crystals incapacitating warriors are your thing, than you'll love these ice sculptures.
Reuters
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They range from brief, mild episodes to severe, incapacitating conditions that markedly impact lives.
Pubmed
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They probably have some method of incapacitating a ship's crew before they even board.
Countdown: The Liberators-ARC
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Well, his family couldn't do anything incapacitating to him, as they had to Dad.
Sister Mine
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Sometimes the pain is incapacitating, and other times it doesn't bother him at all.
The Irish Times
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The work publicly provided would have to be toilsome, but not cruel or incapacitating.
A Modern Utopia
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Numerous minor cuts and bruises pained her, but nothing incapacitating.
Dancer’s Lament
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Once going, a tire fire would produce horrific, incapacitating smoke.
Wired
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However, frequent ventricular ectopic beats can be extremely symptomatic and even incapacitating in some patients.
Pubmed
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