8
disabling(verb, adjective, disabling)
6
incapacitating(verb, adjective, disabling)
6
paralyzing(verb, adjective, freeze, hindering, demobilization)
5
cramping(verb, adjective, hindering, disabling)
4
harmful(adjective, injurious, damaging, destructive, hurtful)
4
hindering(verb, adjective, hindering, disabling)
4
weakening(noun, verb, disabling)
3
ruinous(adjective, harmful, injurious, damaging, destructive)
3
baneful(adjective, harmful, injurious, damaging, destructive)
3
constraining(verb, adjective, hindering)
3
damaging(adjective, harmful, injurious, destructive, disastrous)
3
handicapping(verb, adjective, hindering, disabling)
3
impairing(verb, hindering, disabling)
3
laming(noun, verb, disabling)
3
maiming
3
restraining(verb, adjective, hindering)
3
restricting(verb, adjective, hindering)
2
baffling(verb, adjective, hindering)
2
blocking(verb, adjective, hindering)
2
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