frozenness
- noun
- /ˈfroʊzənəs/
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parálisis
- In moments of extreme fear, the frozenness of her body made it hard for her to escape.
Examples
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His frozenness in the face of that unexpected criticism left everyone in the room surprised.
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Every time it sprang to life from a state of breathing frozenness.
Fiction book (1998) -
And that sort of frozenness in place is how many of us can get stuck in narcissistic relationship cycles for years.
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She experienced a sudden frozenness, unable to move or react when she heard the shocking news.
Synonyms
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5.4
Loss of movement and feeling in all or part of the body
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4.3
A sudden feeling of fear or doubt that stops you doing something planned
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6.3
A state of no movement or not being able to move
Suddenly stop moving because you feel afraid or surprised
A feeling of being so shocked or frightened that you cannot move
A state when action, services, or decisions stop because of a problem
The state of being unable to move part of the body because of injury or being held still
A time when a person or thing is completely still
A state in which something does not move or change
Not being able to move, especially in living things
Antonyms
How Mobile
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1.5
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1.0
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2.8
- Specialized
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7.7
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5.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Frozenness comes from freeze, and people long ago used the same image for bodies that suddenly 'stop' in fear or shock. So when someone cannot move or act because they are scared or stunned, that stillness is called frozenness.