immobilizing

Noun

Meaning

the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

packing locking paralyze immobilize inactivate immobilise immobilisation immobilization

Hypernyms

restraint

Examples

In sum: banking theory and practice, as immobilizing and fixating forces, fail to acknowledge men and women as historical beings; problem-posing theory and practice take the people's historicity as their starting point. Paulo Freire

the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

immobilize immobilized immobilizer immobilon immoble immoderacy