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    paralysed
    /ˈparəlʌɪzd/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled: "he became partially paralysed"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARALYSED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PARALYSED definition: 1. unable to move or act: 2. UK spelling of paralyzed. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARALYSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to cause a person, animal, or part of the body to lose the ability to move or feel: The drug paralyses the nerves so that there is no feeling or movement in the legs. to cause a person, group, or organization to stop working or acting normally: A sudden snowstorm paralysed the city. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Injuring and injuries

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARALYSIS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a condition in which you are unable to move all or part of your body because of illness or injury: Some nervous disorders can produce paralysis. a situation in which you are unable to take action: political paralysis. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Lack of freedom to act. be in bondage to something idiom. be locked in something.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPARALYSED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. 1. pathology. unable to move and with no feeling. The disease left him with a paralysed right arm. 2. medicine. insensitive to pain, touch, etc, esp after an injection of an anaesthetic. The injection leaves the nerves paralysed. 3. unable to act or function properly.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › paralysisParalysis Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : complete or partial loss of function especially when involving the motion or sensation in a part of the body. 2. : loss of the ability to move. 3. : a state of powerlessness or incapacity to act. Synonyms. palsy. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of paralysis in a Sentence. The disease causes a paralysis of the legs.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › paralysedParalysed - definition of paralysed by The Free Dictionary

    1. (Pathology) pathol unable to move and with no feeling. 2. (Medicine) med insensitive to pain, touch, etc, esp after an injection of an anaesthetic. 3. unable to act or function properly: paralysed by/with fear.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › paralysisPARALYSIS Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Paralysis definition: a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord.. See examples of PARALYSIS used in a sentence.

  9. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › paralyzedParalyzed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PARALYZED is affected with paralysis. How to use paralyzed in a sentence.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPARALYSIS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. uncountable noun. Paralysis is the loss of the ability to move and feel in all or part of your body. ...paralysis of the leg. [+ of] 2. uncountable noun. Paralysis is the state of being unable to act or function properly. The paralysis of the leadership leaves the army without its supreme command. [+ of] ...a kind of mental paralysis.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARALYZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to cause a person or animal to lose the ability to move or feel part of the body, or to cause someone or something to be unable to act or operate correctly: He was paralyzed from the waist down. Commuter traffic paralyzes the city’s roads every morning.