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DISABLING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
That cripples or disables or incapacitates
Example:
a crippling injury
Synonyms:
crippling; disabling; incapacitating
Classified under:
Similar:
unhealthful (detrimental to good health)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified
Example:
certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship
Synonyms:
disabling; disqualifying
Classified under:
Antonym:
enabling (providing legal power or sanction)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb disable