The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
The process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants.
A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly medicine) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.
A state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock.
To place into a stupor; to stupefy.