See Also:

crippling (oh) and a-(14) (iou)


crippling (oh)



causing so much damage or harm that something no longer works or is no longer effective
::the crippling effects of war on the economy
a crippling disease or condition causes severe pain and makes it difficult or impossible for someone to walk

a-(14) (iou)



a- prefix6 (not productive). ME.
Repr. French a- from Latin ab(-) off, away, from (see AB-), as abridge. Sometimes refash., as abstain, or conf. with A-5 and respelt, as assoil.