Nothing is more paralyzing than the fear of changes.
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Paralyzing
Synonyms for "paralyzing" (6 found)
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Translations
6 translations across 4 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- paralitzant adj (that paralyzes)
French
2 entries- paralysant adj (that paralyzes)
- paralysateur adj (that paralyzes)
Galician
1 entries- paralizante adj (that paralyzes)
Spanish
2 entries- paralizador adj (that paralyzes)
- paralizante adj (that paralyzes)
Sample sentences
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The incident plunged Sami into a paralyzing depression.
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Dmitri was injected with a paralyzing serum.
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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.
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