paralysingparalyzingadj.

Brit.

/ˈparəlʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrəˌlaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s– paralysing, 1800s– paralyzing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: paralyse v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < paralyse v. + -ing suffix².

That causes paralysis (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective] > making incapable > making powerless or helpless

palsying1640

paralytica1657

paralysing1808

impotentizing1920

1808 H. More Cœlebs in Search of Wife II. xxviii. 83 The effervescence of fancy will soon subside;..but paralyzing idleness,..‘Grows with their growth, and strengthens with their strength.’

1813 T. Morton Education iv. ii. 55 My shoulders will bear any thing but the paralysing paw of a bailiff.

1842 H. E. Manning Serm. xi. 149 Under the dominion of this paralysing fault.

1933 B. Gadelius Human Mentality ix. 216 Outward difficulties have a paralysing effect. His self-confidence is morbidly reduced.

1985 C. Jencks Mod. Movements Archit. (ed. 2) 46 The self-conscious tradition of architecture often shows an attention to its own actions which is so self-reflective as to be paralysing.

2001 Smithsonian Dec. 75/1 Females [sc. of Pepsis wasps] sting tarantulas and inject a paralyzing venom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paralysing
释义	paralysingparalyzingadj. Brit. /ˈparəlʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌlaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s– paralysing, 1800s– paralyzing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: paralyse v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < paralyse v. + -ing suffix². That causes paralysis (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective] > making incapable > making powerless or helpless palsying1640 paralytica1657 paralysing1808 impotentizing1920 1808 H. More Cœlebs in Search of Wife II. xxviii. 83 The effervescence of fancy will soon subside;..but paralyzing idleness,..‘Grows with their growth, and strengthens with their strength.’ 1813 T. Morton Education iv. ii. 55 My shoulders will bear any thing but the paralysing paw of a bailiff. 1842 H. E. Manning Serm. xi. 149 Under the dominion of this paralysing fault. 1933 B. Gadelius Human Mentality ix. 216 Outward difficulties have a paralysing effect. His self-confidence is morbidly reduced. 1985 C. Jencks Mod. Movements Archit. (ed. 2) 46 The self-conscious tradition of architecture often shows an attention to its own actions which is so self-reflective as to be paralysing. 2001 Smithsonian Dec. 75/1 Females [sc. of Pepsis wasps] sting tarantulas and inject a paralyzing venom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1808
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