vammauttaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
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cripple
noun An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.
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disable
verb To take away someone's ability to do something, especially by injuring them.
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maim
verb To injure someone so severely that part of their body is permanently damaged or disabled.
Senses
vammauttaa is used for these senses in English:
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cripple
To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired.
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disable
(chiefly, of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
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maim
To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
cripple — full definition
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noun An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.
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verb To severely damage or disable something, physically or otherwise.
disable — full definition
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verb To take away someone's ability to do something, especially by injuring them.
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verb To turn off or deactivate a function, especially on a device or system.
