immobility

ˌɪməˈbɪləti

Definition

Definition of immobility - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

resistance to changeinability to change or be changed

The bureaucratic immobility frustrated everyone involved..

inertia

stagnation

unchangeability

inability to move

TECH.

the state of being unable to change location

TECH.

His injury resulted in complete immobility.

paralysis

stasis

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Origin of immobility

Latin, immobilitas (lack of movement)

Terms with immobility included in their meaning

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froze in place

adj.

immobility

unable to move, stuck in one spot for any reason

get stuck

immobility

be unable to move further or progress

leave stranded

immobility

leave without means to move or escape

freeze

immobility

fixed or immobile state

statue

immobility

figurative use to describe someone very still

dead in one's tracks

adj.

stunned

shocked or surprised to immobility

rooted to the ground

adj.

immobility

unable to move due to fear or shock

turn to stone

immobility

become rigid or immobile

Examples of immobility in a sentence

Her emotional immobility made it hard for her to connect with others.
The patient's immobility required special care.
Immobility can lead to muscle atrophy.

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French:immobilisme, ...
German:Unbeweglichkeit, Bewegungsunfähigkeit, ...
Italian:immobilità, ...
Spanish:inmovilidad, parálisis, ...
Portuguese:imobilidade, ...
Chinese:不可变性, 无法移动, ...
Japanese:硬直性, 不動, ...
Arabic:جُمود, عدم الحركة, ...
Hebrew:קִיפָּאוֹן, אִי נְיָדוּת, ...
Russian:неизменность, неподвижность, ...
Ukrainian:незмінність, нерухомість, ...
Hindi:जड़ता, अचलता, ...
Bengali:পরিবর্তনহীনতা, অচলতা, ...
Catalan:immobilitat, paràlisi, ...
Czech:neměnnost, imobilita, ...
Danish:uforanderlighed, ubevægelighed, ...
Dutch:onveranderlijkheid, onbeweeglijkheid, ...
Greek:ακαμψία, ακινητοποίηση, ...
Hungarian:mozdulatlanság, mozgásképtelenség, ...
Khmer:ភាពមិនអាចផ្លាស់ប្តូរបាន, ភាពមិនអាចចល័តបាន, ...
Korean:비변화, 부동 상태, ...
Persian:جمود, بی‌حرکتی, ...
Polish:niezmienność, bezruch, ...
Portuguese (BR):imobilidade, ...
Romanian:imobilitate, ...
Swedish:oföränderlighet, orörlighet, ...
Thai:ความไม่ยืดหยุ่น, การเคลื่อนไหวไม่ได้, ...
Turkish:hareketsizlik, ...
Vietnamese:sự trì trệ, tình trạng bất động, ...

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Definition of immobility - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of immobility

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