Don't let your fears paralyse you.

 

 

Oxford dictionary:

Definition of paralyse in English

paralyse

Pronunciation: /ˈparəlʌɪz/

(chiefly US also paralyze)

verb

[with object]

• cause (a person or part of the body) to become partly or wholly incapable of movement:Mrs Burrows had been paralysed by a stroke
• make (someone) unable to think or act normally, especially through panic or fear:some people are paralysed by the thought of failure (as adjective paralysing)her paralysing shyness
• stop (a system, place, or organization) from operating by causing disruption:the regional capital was paralysed by a general strike

Derivatives

paralysingly

adverb

Origin:

early 19th century: from French paralyser, from paralysie 'paralysis'

Spelling help

Remember that paralyse ends with -yse (the spelling paralyze is American).