immobilities
Conditions of paralysis
Immobilities is the plural of immobility—states of being unable to move or be moved.
The term appears in medical contexts describing physical limitations joint immobilities following surgery, economic discussions of stagnant labor markets, and abstract references to paralysis of will or action the immobilities of grief kept her housebound for weeks.
Total cessation of movement
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
quagmire · cessation · halt · moratorium · inertia · sluggishness · paralysis · torpor
Total lack of movement
- quietudeState of calm stillness
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- quiescenceState of being inactive
- dormancySuspended biological activity
stasis · rest · pause · suspension · frozen · stationary · unmoving · inactivity
Paralysis below the neck
- paraplegiaLower body immobility
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
- paresisPartial loss of movement
- monoplegiaParalysis affecting one limb
diplegia · locked-in syndrome · spasticity · flaccidity · neuropathy · muscular dystrophy · ALS · Guillain-Barre
Resistance to deformation
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- fixednessState of being stationary
- hardnessResistance to penetration
- firmnessResistance to deformation
brittleness · inelasticity · solidity · unyielding · unbending · immovable · rigidness · ankylosis
standstill
Total cessation of movement
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
gridlock · quagmire · cessation · halt · moratorium · inertia · sluggishness · paralysis · torpor · doldrums
motionlessness
Total lack of movement
- quietudeState of calm stillness
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- quiescenceState of being inactive
dormancy · stasis · rest · pause · suspension · frozen · stationary · unmoving · inactivity · idleness
quadriplegia
Paralysis below the neck
- paraplegiaLower body immobility
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
- paresisPartial loss of movement
monoplegia · diplegia · locked-in syndrome · spasticity · flaccidity · neuropathy · muscular dystrophy · ALS · Guillain-Barre · poliomyelitis
stiffness
Resistance to deformation
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- fixednessState of being stationary
- hardnessResistance to penetration
firmness · brittleness · inelasticity · solidity · unyielding · unbending · immovable · rigidness · ankylosis · contracture
immobilitiesmobilities
Capacities for movement
movements · motions · locomotion · freedom of movement · motility
immobilitieseconomic mobility
Movement between income levels
advancement · progress · dynamism · upward mobility · class mobility
immobilitiesactivities
Things one engages in
actions · movements · dynamisms · animations · energies
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