Cripple and Discourage

Cripple

Cripple verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.

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Discourage and cripple are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Cripple".

Nearby Words: crippled, crippling

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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Cripple and discourage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cripple" instead a verb "Discourage".

girl	cripple girl	discourage girl
people	cripple people	discourage people
someone	cripple someone	discourage someone
player	cripple player	discourage player
Other words: humans, units, opponents, enemies, heroes.

Possibly a subtle way to discourage the player from being too dependent on her, so her FaceHeel Turn later in the game won't cripple your party.

Source: Video Game / Suikoden V

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