"emotional cripple" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-emotional cripple.ogg [Australia] Forms: emotional cripples [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} emotional cripple (plural emotional cripples)
  1. (idiomatic) A person who has been rendered indecisive, alienated, uncaring, confused, or helpless through experiencing debilitating emotions, such as worry, fear, panic, despair, etc. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): People Synonyms: basket case Related terms: damaged goods

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