Both Uses
paralysis
in
And Then There Were None
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- It was as though the mention of their host and hostess had a curiously paralysing effect upon the guests.†
p. 25.7 *unconventional spelling: This is the British spelling. Americans spell it paralyzing.
- That paralysing atmosphere of fear that had wrapped them round like a blanket yesterday while the wind howled outside was gone.†
p. 243.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(paralysis) loss of the ability to move the body or a part of it
or:
inability to act or make a decision - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)