1. in a way that causes inability to move or act
2. in a way that causes overwhelming fear, shock, or inability to think clearly

Examples

• The accident left him paralyzingly injured.
• She felt paralyzingly nervous before her presentation.
• The news was paralyzingly shocking to the entire family.
• The cold was paralyzingly intense that morning.
• He stood paralyzingly still when he saw the snake.
• The complexity of the problem was paralyzingly overwhelming.