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paralyzed

/ˈpæɹəlaɪzd/ adjective B2
  1. Partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled.
  2. Rendered incapable of action. · We were paralyzed with fear.
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“Confiteor!” said Caderousse, putting the diamond on his little finger; “I was mistaken; but those thieves of jewellers imitate so well that it is no longer worthwhile to rob a jeweller’s shop—it is another branch of industry paralyzed.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 843 · C1
So paralyzed were we by the apparition that we allowed him to pass before we had recovered our nerve.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 193 · C1
But I thought you told me he had become entirely paralyzed, and that all his faculties were completely destroyed?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 630 · C1
That bite paralyzed Karait, and Rikki-tikki was just going to eat him up from the tail, after the custom of his family at dinner, when he remembered that a full meal makes a slow mongoose, and if he wanted all his strength and quickness ready, he must keep himself thin.
The Jungle Book, p. 71 · B2

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