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DEFINITION: To be so afraid of failure that you become paralyzed -- unable to move, respond or even say a word.
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Catafear
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: Kat - u - feer
Sentence: Bob headed for the stage and then froze with catafear, he knew he could never give the speech without stuttering.
Etymology: Cata - From Catatonic- An abnormal condition characterized by stupor, and either rigidity or extreme flexibility of the limbs. Fear - A reason for dread or apprehension.
Paralump
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: para.lump
Sentence: "So, what did he do when she finally spoke to him?" - "Well, you know him, he's a paralump, stood there like a statue."
Etymology: paralyse+lump
Emotocomitosis
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: eemoto-comit-osis
Sentence: Wracked with emotocomitosis, he pushed out his arms to shake hands before instantly drawing it back
Etymology: emoto - connected to matters emotional; comitosis - in a frozen, lifeless state
Riskfreeze
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'risk-frEz/
Sentence: She was so timid that even at Baskin Robbins, the possibility of picking a flavor she might not enjoy would cause her to riskfreeze.
Etymology: From risk + freeze
Fretrified
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: fret-riff-ride
Sentence: Thinking of the possible consequences of screwing up his final examination paper had Tony so completely fretrified, he failed to write a single word...
Etymology: fret + petrified
Stunblock
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: STUHN-blok
Sentence: The moment Chrissy walked into the room, Jeremy developed a bad case of stunblock. He's been like that since noon.
Etymology: stun+block
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COMMENTS:
Good! - wordmeister, 2007-02-08: 09:26:00
great! I like this one. - w5lf9s, 2007-02-11: 02:49:00
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Angstladen
Created by: Ecke21
Pronunciation: AngSt La den
Sentence: He was so angstladen that all he could do was stare at her.
Etymology:
Anxipetrified
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: anks-i-pet-re-fyd
Sentence: The would-be model was so anxipetrified, due to the tiniest amount of flab around her even tinier waist, that her mother had to slap her in the face several times to get a response.
Etymology: From "anxious/anxiety" and "petrified". Note that "petrified" is particularly appropriate here, for the derivation is "turn to stone".
Comments:
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Thanks! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by mana1066. If you have an idea that you'd like verbotomized, send it to us! Go to: http://www.verbotomy.com/verbinition.php.
Thanks! ~ James
wordmeister - 2007-02-08: 14:08:00
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