mutilated 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of mutilatednext
as in maimed

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mutilated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of mutilate
as in crippled
to cause severe or permanent injury to was lucky not to be mutilated in the car crash

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  1. crippled
  2. disabled
  3. incapacitated
  4. injured
Verb
  • The company was also hurt by the pandemic when a helium shortage reportedly crippled its lucrative balloon business during a time that was already challenging for retail and party industries.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • And the man who broke the back of the Southern filibuster that crippled the Senate and by extension the US for nearly a century.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of crippled
Adjective
  • Bird strikes can and certainly have disabled planes in the past, but a catastrophic bird strike like the one that resulted in the Miracle on the Hudson in 2009 is exceedingly rare.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Jerome plays Anthony as charming and tough, with an exterior built strong enough to withstand the injustices of being a disabled athlete, but also with a simmering vulnerability, holding his emotions on the surface, ready to bubble over at any moment.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of disabled
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  • In 2010, a UPS cargo flight was involved in a fatal accident when a cargo pallet containing tens of thousands of lithium batteries caused a fire in the hold, which eventually incapacitated the pilots and damaged the flight controls, causing the aircraft to crash in Dubai.
    Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Workers incapacitated by pregnancy could get an additional two weeks.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of incapacitated
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  • Two people were injured in a crash in Watertown on Monday.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Loading your audio article One person was killed and five people were injured Monday in an explosion on a boat at the Lauderdale Marina near the popular 15th Street Fisheries restaurant in Fort Lauderdale.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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