paralysing

[par-uh-lahyz]

verb (used with object), par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing.

to affect with paralysis.

to bring to a condition of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act: The strike paralyzed communications.

Also, especially British, par·a·lyse.

Origin:
1795–1805; back formation from paralysis, modeled on analyze

Related forms

par·a·ly·zant, adjective, noun

par·a·ly·za·tion, noun

par·a·lyz·er, noun

par·a·lyz·ing·ly, adverb

sem·i·par·a·lyzed, adjective

un·par·a·lyzed, adjective

Synonyms
2. See shock¹.

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