Paralyzing

Nothing is more paralyzing than the fear of changes.

The incident plunged Sami into a paralyzing depression.

Dmitri was injected with a paralyzing serum.

Botox's appeal as a skin enhancer was discovered by chance. Doctors knew that botulinum bacteria kill by paralyzing the diaphragm and preventing victims from breathing. The toxin the bacteria produce, botulin, blocks brain messages to muscles.

I developed a paralyzing fear of pollution after learning about it in first grade.

The snake's paralyzing venom prevented the mouse from escaping.