maimed 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of maimednext
as in mutilated

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maimed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of maim
as in crippled
to cause severe or permanent injury to on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year

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  1. crippled
  2. disabled
  3. injured
Verb
  • Predictions for holiday spending are beginning to trickle out, but there are a lot of question marks in the air, including a massive port workers’ strike that began Tuesday and has crippled all shipping container cargo on the East Coast.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Saddam's Playbook All these sites were targeted by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq war and severely crippled the Iranian economy.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of crippled
Adjective
  • Supplemental Security Income payments are limited to low-income Americans — older adults, or adults or children who are disabled or blind.
    Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Not all disabled people view politics through a disability lens.
    Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of disabled
Verb
  • Authorities are investigating a shooting that left two people injured early Saturday morning in Union City.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The Stanford defense was missing sixth-year linebacker and captain Tristan Sinclair and junior Collin Wright, its best player in coverage, who were both injured.
    Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of injured
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maimed

maiming

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