Hungarian - English

megbénít

B2 Hungarian
cripple, paralyse, paralyze, prostrate, petrify, stultify, transfix, disrupt, disable
VERB B2
1
Usage pattern:
megbénít valamit/valakit
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Meaning
severely damage or weaken
Themes
damage |malfunction |disruption |business |technology |news |politics
Definition

To seriously damage something so that it cannot function normally or effectively.

VERB B2
1
Usage pattern:
vkit/vmit megbénít
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
make someone unable to move
Themes
health |medicine |body |loss_of_movement
Definition

To cause a person or part of their body to lose the ability to move or feel, usually because of injury, illness, or a medical condition.

VERB B2
1
Usage pattern:
vmit megbénít
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
stop something from working
Themes
disruption |infrastructure |operations |system_failure |business |government |transport |daily_life
Definition

To stop an organization, system, or process from working or making progress, especially by causing serious disruption.

VERB B2
1
Usage pattern:
vkit megbénít
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
make someone unable to act
Themes
emotion |fear |stress |inaction |emotions |psychology
Definition

To make someone unable to think clearly or take action, especially because of fear, shock, anxiety, or indecision.

VERB B2
1
Usage pattern:
megbénít vkit/vmit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
make someone unable to act
Themes
psychology |inaction |decision_making |stress |uncertainty |emotions |work |daily_life
Definition

To make someone unable to act, decide, or respond normally, often because of shock, anxiety, or uncertainty.

VERB B2
1
Usage pattern:
megbénít vkit/vmit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
cause loss of movement
Themes
medicine |body |movement |injury |illness |health
Definition

To cause someone or part of the body to lose the ability to move, and sometimes to lose feeling, especially because of illness, injury, or a drug.

VERB B2
1
Usage pattern:
megbénít vkit a félelemtől/sokktól
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Meaning
freeze from fear or shock
Themes
fear |shock |distress |body_response |sudden_reaction |emotions |daily_life
Definition

To make someone suddenly unable to move or speak because of intense fear, shock, or distress.

VERB B2
1
Usage pattern:
megbénít vmit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
bring a system to a halt
Themes
disruption |transport |infrastructure |systems |organizations |business |government |news
Definition

To stop a place, service, or organization from functioning normally, so that activity cannot continue.

VERB B2 FORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
megbénít vkit/vmit
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Meaning
reduce to extreme weakness
Themes
weakening |damage |disaster |community |economy |health |core_vocabulary
Definition

To make someone or something extremely weak, helpless, or unable to act, especially through illness, disaster, or great trouble.

VERB B2
1
Usage pattern:
megbénít vkit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
frighten so much they freeze
Themes
fear |shock |immobility |emotion |emotions |communication
Definition

To frighten someone so much that they cannot move, speak, or think clearly for a moment.

VERB B2 FORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
megbénít vmit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
hinder; make ineffective
Themes
hindrance |progress |effectiveness |organization |business |government |technology |law
Definition

To hinder the development or effectiveness of something, so that it cannot work well or progress as intended.

VERB B2 FORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
vmi megbénít vkit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
make someone unable to move
Themes
emotion |attention |shock |fear |fascination |immobility |emotions |communication
Definition

To hold someone’s attention so strongly—through shock, fear, awe, or fascination—that they become motionless or unable to look away.

VERB B2
2
Usage pattern:
megbénít vmit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
damage or destabilize a system
Themes
systems |disorder |breakdown |environment |economy |core_vocabulary
Definition

To cause serious disorder, breakdown, or change in the normal structure or functioning of a system, organization, or environment.

VERB B2
2
Usage pattern:
megbénít vkit/vmit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
injure so normal activity is impossible
Themes
health |injury |illness |disability |mobility |body |core_vocabulary
Definition

To cause someone, or sometimes an animal or machine, to be unable to move, work, or function normally, especially because of serious injury or damage.

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