Word of the day: Maim

Maim:  mutilação, deformidade, mutilar, desfigurar

Synonyms: cripple, disable, incapacitate, lame, mutilate

“The bomb killed 16 people and maimed several others.”

“On-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Cripple

Cripple: aleijado, estropiado, coxo, paralítico, mutilar, aleijar, estropiar,incapacitar, enfraquecer.

Synonyms: disable, incapacitate, lame, mutilate

 “…is easing fears that high energy prices would cripple a U.S. economy that is struggling to overcome high unemployment, stagnant wages and weak growth.”(www.time.com/ May 7^th, 2012)