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incapacitating

[ɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪtɪŋ]
adjective/verb (present participle)
incapacitante
1. causing someone to be unable to function or perform duties; disabling
The incapacitating injury forced him to withdraw from the competition.
A lesão incapacitante o forçou a se retirar da competição.
2. rendering someone legally or physically unable to act
The medication had an incapacitating effect on his motor skills.
O medicamento teve um efeito incapacitante em suas habilidades motoras.
3. debilitating; severely weakening
She suffered from an incapacitating illness that lasted for months.
Ela sofreu de uma doença incapacitante que durou meses.
Synonyms
disablingdebilitatingcripplingparalyzingenfeeblingweakening
Antonyms
enablingstrengtheningempoweringinvigorating

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
incapacitante
standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
incapacitante
common in formal and medical contexts
Portugal
incapacitante
standard European Portuguese term

Related Idioms & Phrases

incapacitating blow - golpe incapacitante (a decisive hit)
incapacitating dose - dose incapacitante (medical/pharmaceutical context)
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