1
[ adjective ] that cripples or disables or incapacitates

Synonyms

crippling incapacitating

Examples

"a crippling injury"

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

The case described in this paper is that of an older man who developed disabling muscular weakness while receiving a variety of steroids for a refractory anemia .

This patient was a 65 - year old white male accountant who entered the New_York_Hospital for his fourth and terminal admission on June 26 , 1959 , because of disabling weakness and general debility .

Related terms

unhealthful

2
[ adjective ] depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified

Synonyms

disqualifying

Examples

"certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship"

Related terms

enabling

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

D IH2 S EY1 B L IH0 NG
D IH0 S EY1 B AH0 L IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

disable disablement disabled disoblige dishabille disability disobliging

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