1 adjective damaging, restrictivetubaisteach adj1 c m udíobhálach adj1 c m uthe cost would be cripplingbheadh an costas an-ard go deothe country has crippling debtstá an tír scriosta ag fiacha mórathey face crippling billsbeidh billí móra le híoc acuthat was another crippling blowbuille tubaisteach eile a bhí ann sin2 adjective of disease, injury, etche has crippling arthritistá sé craplaithe le hairtríteasshe has crippling depressiontá sí buailte go han-dona leis an ngalar dubhach