paralyse
Freeze all movement
Paralyse is the British spelling of paralyze—to cause loss of movement or sensation, typically through nerve damage or injury: The accident paralysed him from the waist down.
Figuratively, to paralyse is to render helpless or unable to act: Fear paralysed her.
Systems can be paralysed too: The strike paralysed the city's transit network.
Stop all motion
- incapacitateDeprive of strength or ability
- crippleSeverely impair function
- disableRemove functional capacity
- numbLacking physical sensation
stiffen · freeze · debilitate · weaken · paraplegia · quadriplegia · enfeeble · atrophy
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- petrifyFossilize or paralyze utterly
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
panic · phobia · trepidation · fright · alarm · spooked · root · stun
Absence of flow or progress
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
stasis · hesitation · indecision · procrastination · inertia · logjam · bottleneck · halt
Lacking strength or authority
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- trappedUnable to escape
stranded · helpless · hopeless · incapacitated · resigned · victim · captive · dependent
Daze by force
- stupefactionMental numbness from shock
- dumbfoundShock into silence
- flabbergastShock into speechlessness
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
disbelief · daze · gobsmack · stupefy · jolt · startle · speechless · shell-shocked
immobilize
Stop all motion
- incapacitateDeprive of strength or ability
- crippleSeverely impair function
- disableRemove functional capacity
numb · stiffen · freeze · debilitate · weaken · paraplegia · quadriplegia · enfeeble · atrophy · impairment
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
horror · panic · phobia · trepidation · fright · alarm · spooked · root · stun · transfix
stagnation
Absence of flow or progress
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
standstill · stasis · hesitation · indecision · procrastination · inertia · logjam · bottleneck · halt · stalemate
powerless
Lacking strength or authority
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- vulnerableOpen to attack
trapped · stranded · helpless · hopeless · incapacitated · resigned · victim · captive · dependent · prostrate
stun
Daze by force
- stupefactionMental numbness from shock
- dumbfoundShock into silence
- flabbergastShock into speechlessness
thunderstruck · disbelief · daze · gobsmack · stupefy · jolt · startle · speechless · shell-shocked · blindside
overload
Burden beyond capacity
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
engulfed · inundated · overburdened · overwhelm · flooded · drowning · crushed · shutdown · collapse · meltdown
paralysemobilise
Ready for action
animate · rehabilitate · heal · cure · revive
paralyserestore
Return to earlier state
reactivate · revive · restart · revitalise · reinvigorate
- analysis paralysisInaction from excessive deliberation
- sleep paralysisTemporary waking immobility
- paralysis by analysisInaction from excessive deliberation
- partial paralysisImpaired but present movement
- facial paralysisLoss of face movement
- total paralysis
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