disabling

disabling
disabling disabling adj. 1. causing or having caused disability; rendering disabled; as, disabling injury.

Syn: crippling, incapacitating. [WordNet 1.5]

2. depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified; as, certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship. {enabling}

Syn: disqualifying. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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