Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for immobility

immobility

[ im-oh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

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


Discover More

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
Discover More

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


immobilismimmobilize