crippled
adj.adj. unable to move or work correctly because of serious damage or injury. You can use it to describe a person's body or a system like a computer network.
adj. severely damaged or incapacitated, rendering the subject unable to function normally. While historically used to describe physical disability, it is now frequently applied to systems, economies, or machines; use regarding people is often considered offensive.
The heavy snowstorm left the city's transport system crippled.
A major cyberattack crippled the hospital's internal servers, forcing staff to use paper records for several days.
The economy remained crippled for nearly a decade following the collapse of its primary export market, as internal debt prevented any meaningful reinvestment in infrastructure.
Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'remain', 'be', or 'leave'.
the crippledpeople with disabilitiesUsing 'crippled' as a noun or to describe people is often considered offensive or insensitive in modern English; it is safer to use it for systems or objects.