incapacitate
verb [T often passive] /ˌɪn.kəˈpæs.ɪ.teɪt/Definition
› to make someone unable to work or do things normally, or unable to do what they intended to do: The accident left me incapacitated for seven months. Rubber bullets are designed to incapacitate people rather than kill them.Injuring and injuriesNot functioning incapacitating /-teɪ.tɪŋ/
/-teɪ.t̬ɪŋ/ adjective › Extreme shyness can be very incapacitating.Inability and awkwardness
/-teɪ.t̬ɪŋ/ adjective › Extreme shyness can be very incapacitating.Inability and awkwardness(Definition of incapacitate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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