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How to Pronounce "crippled"

word

/ˈkɹɪpəɫd/
KRI-puld
/kɹˈɪpəld/
KRI-puld

Definition

Unable to move or function normally due to serious injury, disability, or damage. Also used figuratively to describe something badly harmed or made ineffective.

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈkɹɪpəɫd/

British English

/kɹˈɪpəld/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

KRI-puld

UK

KRI-puld

Listen in Context

The service was crippled by heavy traffic on the website.

She felt emotionally crippled after the bad news.

Many companies were crippled by the new regulations.

After the accident, his left arm was crippled.