transfixturen.
/trɑːnsˈfɪkstjʊə//transˈfɪkstjʊə/ rare.
The condition of being transfixed or fixed to the spot with some feeling.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > [noun] > state of wonder > accompanied by stupefaction
excessa1387
astounedness1549
stound1567
astoniedness1580
stun1836
transfixture1886
mazement1901
1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge II. xx. 278 Henchard waited—if that could be called a waiting which was a transfixture.
1955 W. de la Mare Beginning 215 In this transfixture, a single commonplace word came sallying nonchalantly up out of his memory.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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n.1886- to bring, carry sacks to the mill
- to bring, come, etc, to an upshot
- to bring, come, etc, to the upshot
- to bring, come, fall, etc into disfavour
- to bring, come, grow into, go out of fashion
- to bring, drive to scorn
- to bring, drive, put, reduce to extremity or extremities
- to bring, drive, put, reduce to the last extremity or extremities
- to bring, get, haul, or put the tacks aboard
- to bring, have under foot
- to bring, make to shond
- to bring, make, set at one
- to bring, put an a tragedy on the stage
- to bring, put an etc on the stage
- to bring, put an opera on the stage
- to bring, put on the stage
- to bring, reduce formerly also drive to a nonplus
- to bring, reduce formerly also put to a nonplus
- to bring, reduce to a nonplus
- to bring, shape, turn to shame
- to bring, to draw, to cure to a scar
- to brisk about
- to brisk up
- to bristle up
- to bristle with difficulties