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What is another word for paralyse?

See also: paralyze (US)

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To cause to be partly or wholly incapable of movement, typically through injury or debilitation

To be, or to make, immobile or unable to move

To disable or bring something to a halt

To be immobilized through fear or shock

To deactivate or neutralize the functioning of something

To astonish or shock (someone) so that they are temporarily unable to react

To be detrimental to

To neutralize or subdue (an effect or quality)

To stagnate or prevent from further development

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Verb

To cause to be partly or wholly incapable of movement, typically through injury or debilitation

render powerless

put out of action

anaesthetize^UK

render insensitive

anaesthetise^UK

tranquillise^UK

wear to a frazzle

sap your strength

clip one's wings

deprive of sensation

confine to a wheelchair

put on the sick list

make insensitive

bring someone to their knees

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“Suppose you can give him a pill that will enhance his temperament but paralyse his legs.”

Verb

To be, or to make, immobile or unable to move

“The stupendousness of this request seemed to paralyse him for a moment.”

Verb

To disable or bring something to a halt

“In these wild places, which can scarcely be said to be populated at all, a snowstorm does not block the King's highways or paralyse traffic.”

Verb

To be immobilized through fear or shock

become horror-stricken

become horror-struck

strike terror into

frighten the life out of

throw into a panic

scare the pants off

scare someone out of their wits

put the wind up

scare the bejesus out of

put the fear of God into

scare the living daylights out of

throw into a blue funk

put someone off their stroke

undermine one's confidence

sap the confidence of

fill with terror

paralyse with fear

frighten the living daylights out of

make one's blood run cold

scare the life out of

send into a cold sweat

frighten someone out of their wits

make one's hair stand on end

strike fear into

frighten out of your wits

give someone goose pimples

scare the pants off of

make someone shake in their shoes

make one's flesh creep

frighten to death

give one the creeps

scare the hell out of

throw into a tizzy

throw off balance

fill with consternation

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make someone jump out of their skin

chill to the bone

curdle the blood

make teeth chatter

give someone a fright

make someone's hair stand on end

chill someone's blood

make someone's blood run cold

make someone's hair curl

chill to the marrow

strike terror in

inspire panic in

freeze your blood

get the wind up

throw into a fright

knock for a loop

scare the daylights out of

give someone a jolt

send chills down the spine of

make someone jump out of his skin

make flesh crawl

throw into a tizz

throw into disarray

fill with panic

blind someone with something

pull the rug from under

put off one's stroke

pull the rug out from under

take your breath away

issue threats to

scare hell out of

utter threats to

scare someone half to death

use strong-arm tactics on

ride roughshod over

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“Shrugging off the memories that could still paralyse her with fear if she let them, she whirled into action.”

Verb

To deactivate or neutralize the functioning of something

“The effect of this medicine is to paralyse and deactivate the nervous system of certain types of worms.”

Verb

To astonish or shock (someone) so that they are temporarily unable to react

take your breath away

hit like a ton of bricks

give offence to

raise someone's eyebrows

completely surprise

shake out of your complacency

set someone back on their heels

hit like ton of bricks

make someone's blood run cold

take the wind out of your sails

take by surprise

stop someone in their tracks

knock for a loop

leave open-mouthed

knock the stuffing out of

hurt somebody's feelings

cut to the quick

render speechless

throw off balance

catch off balance

boggle the mind

put someone's nose out of joint

distress greatly

make one's hair stand on end

throw for a loop

be repugnant to

knock over with feather

make someone's hair stand on end

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

strike with awe

throw a curveball

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

put the wind up

make speechless

throw into a tizzy

knock senseless

fill with wonder

fill with amazement

knock props out

rub the wrong way

give someone grief

mess with someone's head

do someone's head in

leave speechless

offend morals of

knock your socks off

knock down with a feather

sweep someone off their feet

fill with loathing

rub up the wrong way

tread on someone's toes

be disagreeable

be an affront to

put your back up

be offensive to

make someone feel sick

cause offence to

make one's flesh creep

be repulsive to

make flesh crawl

make someone's skin crawl

give you the creeps

cause suffering to

hurt the feelings of

be all Greek to

make someone suffer

make someone scratch their head

cause to be at a stand

cause suffering

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

leave a mark on

make someone feel nauseous

make your gorge rise

make someone want to throw up

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Verb

To be detrimental to

rain on someone's parade

put the kibosh on

play havoc with

be detrimental to

bring to naught

cause detriment to

put out of commission

have a bad effect on

have a negative effect on

be a blot on the landscape

make unattractive

be prejudicial to

be disadvantageous to

distort the shape of

put a damper on

bend out of shape

be deleterious to

throw a monkey wrench into

put out of action

take the edge off

sap the strength of

cause the sacrifice of

result in damage to

lead to the end of

result in harm to

cause the loss of

bring someone to their knees

exert influence on

have an impact on

have an effect on

run onto the rocks

damage beyond repair

reduce to rubble

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

render ineffective

lower the status of

drag through the mud

reduce the status of

expose to danger

put in jeopardy

leave vulnerable

pose a threat to

drive a nail into the coffin of

cause injury to

lay on the line

leave defenseless

put someone's life on the line

pull the rug out from under

be careless with

subject to loss

put on the line

leave unprotected

play merry hell with

reduce to nothing

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

deliver a blow to

bring to an end

cause suffering to

make one's heart bleed

break the heart of

inflict suffering on

inflict pain on

place in danger

give it to someone

give someone the works

give someone what for

give a lesson to

give a going over

fix someone's wagon

have someone's guts for garters

put under suspicion

lay a finger on

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Verb

To neutralize or subdue (an effect or quality)

tranquillise^UK

anaesthetize^UK

take the edge off

Verb

To stagnate or prevent from further development

cease developing

become unprogressive

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