transfixion
/trænsˈfɪkʃən/
noun
- The state of being completely still and unable to move, especially due to strong emotion or surprise.
- The audience sat in transfixion as the acrobat performed her dangerous routine.
- The sudden appearance of the deer caused a moment of transfixion among the hikers.
- His transfixion at the news lasted several seconds before he could speak.
- The act of piercing or impaling something with a pointed object.
- In medieval warfare, transfixion by a lance was a common injury.
- The surgeon performed a transfixion of the tissue to secure the suture.
- The transfixion of the insect by the pin was done carefully for the collection.
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