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Answer for the clue "Like some fear ", 10 letters:
paralyzing

Word definitions for paralyzing in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
That paralyzes. alt. That paralyzes. v (present participle of paralyze English)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Paralyze \Par"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paralyzed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Paralyzing .] [F. paralyser. See Paralysis .] To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence ...

Usage examples of paralyzing.

He watched her sail into the house, her haughty nose high, and the bright sun dimmed as he realized the truth in a paralyzing instant.

In a blinding, paralyzing moment of clarity, she knew that no other man in the world would be able to do that for her, to her.

The most acute memory, though, the one that echoed in her mind with painful clarity, was Gray looking at her with that paralyzing contempt.

He stared at the dark windows, filled with a paralyzing mixture of pain and rage.

A sudden image of Ford blasted into her brain, paralyzing her anew with shattering pain.

This was exquisite torment, paralyzing pleasure, and she couldn't fight it.

Then she felt the other man moving in close behind her, and a searing, paralyzing pain shot through her back.

She had to personally respond to that emotional humiliation, or the scars from it would haunt her to her grave, forever paralyzing her along her path to discover her true potential in life.

She knew that she was winning her personal battle, that the paralyzing fear Entreri held over her lessened every day.

The result is a paralyzing, paranoid existence that the drow call the edge of readiness.

Out came the jeweled dagger, quietly but quickly, its tip poking a tiny hole in the man's palm as Entreri turned his shoulder in closer to conceal the movement and lessened his paralyzing grip.

Taking advantage of her brother's paralyzing confusion, she moved quickly and tore the child from Feringal's grasp.

They are afraid, even as they come after me, but instead of a healthy respect, their fear is almost paralyzing, making them continuously second-guess their own every move.

Ryld froze in place as the cleric ensnared him, freezing his will and paralyzing his muscles.

Unlike the young scholar, the imp thought the rising, paralyzing chaos a marvelous thing.