paralysis
noun /pəˈræləsɪs/
/pəˈræləsɪs/
(plural paralyses
/pəˈræləsiːz/
/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 ExamplesTopics Illnessc2- Polio can cause paralysis and sometimes death.
- The snake's venom induces instant paralysis.
- stroke patients who have suffered partial paralysis
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- partial
- permanent
- …
- suffer from
- cause
- induce
- …
- [uncountable] the condition of being unable to move, act, function, etc.
- The strike caused total paralysis in the city.
- The crisis over the constitution may lead to political paralysis.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- emotional
- political
- …
Word Originlate Old English, via Latin from Greek paralusis, from paraluesthai ‘be disabled at the side’, from para ‘beside’ + luein ‘loosen’.