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- Dictionaryparalysed/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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unable to move or act: The accident left her paralysed from the waist down. The government seems paralysed by/with indecision. She was paralysed with fear. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Inability and awkwardness. accident-prone. adorkable. all thumbs idiom.
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
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.
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.
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.
Jun 6, 2012 · The meaning of PARALYSIS is complete or partial loss of function especially when involving the motion or sensation in a part of the body. How to use paralysis in a sentence.
: rendered incapable of movement or action. I was not found by the teacher until what seemed to me hours later but was probably five minutes, paralyzed with fright. Kay Boyle. Those who uncover plagiarism become paralyzed with embarrassment, letting the culprit escape rather than confronting him. Walter Kendrick. Synonyms. paralytic.
a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy. a state of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act: The strike caused a paralysis of all shipping. paralysis.
noun. /pəˈræləsɪs/ (plural paralyses. /pəˈræləsiːz/ ) [uncountable, countable] a loss of control of, and sometimes feeling in, part or most of the body, caused by disease or an injury to the nerves. paralysis of both legs. Extra Examples. Topics Health problems c2, Disability c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
verb (used with object) , par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing. to affect with paralysis. to bring to a condition of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act: The strike paralyzed communications.
