immobility

[ im-oh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

1. the quality or condition of being immobile or irremovable.

Word History and Origins

Origin of immobility¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word immōbilitās. See im- ², mobility

Example Sentences

When the cells die, they release toxins into the bloodstream, which can cause immobility of the muscles in question, stiffness, swelling, and a release of myoglobin into the kidneys, which can make your pee look bloody.

From Popular-Science

A “year to the day” after he began his “tour,” he was “taken into hospital in Norwich in a state of almost total immobility.”

From The Daily Beast

As the skills gap between top and bottom widens, immobility should harden more.

From The Daily Beast

And there they were, all frozen to immobility by the sound of two men's voices raised in heated discussion.

From Project Gutenberg

She continued to crouch on the steps, holding her breath and stiffening herself into complete immobility.

From Project Gutenberg

It had had, he owned, its temporary value, as the necessary rebellion against fatalism and immobility and privilege.

From Project Gutenberg

Her voice was ice-cold, like her body, which seemed to be frozen into immobility.

From Project Gutenberg

She made no sound and seemed to be frozen into immobility by the import of the information.

From Project Gutenberg

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