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Crippling vs Paralyze - What's the difference?

crippling | paralyze |

As verbs the difference between crippling and paralyze

is that crippling is while paralyze is to afflict with paralysis.

As an adjective crippling

is that cripples.

As a noun crippling

is state of being crippled; lameness.

crippling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That cripples

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • State of being crippled; lameness.
  • Spars or timbers set up as a support against the side of a building.
    • (Webster 1913)

    paralyze

    English

    Alternative forms

    * paralyse (mostly British )

    Verb

  • To afflict with paralysis.
  • To render unable to move; to immobilize.
  • To render unable to function properly.
    • The transport strike paralyzed the city.