paralysis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /pəˈɹæləsəs/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin paralysis, from Ancient Greek παράλυσις (parálusis, “palsy”), from παραλύω (paralúō, “to disable on one side”). By surface analysis, para- + -lysis. Doublet of palsy.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a living body, such as one or more limbs.
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(countable, uncountable) A state of being unable to act.
Until then, the Sunak administration remains a study in ineffectuality on multiple fronts, leading Goldsmith to cite, not unreasonably, “a kind of paralysis”.
2023 June 30, Marina Hyde, “The tide is coming in fast on Rishi Sunak – and it’s full of sewage”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2023:Will this decision-making paralysis continue until Great British Railways has been established and settled into a new rhythm? If so, passengers on the West of England line are in for a rough ride, as the reliability of these tired old British Rail trains inevitably declines, and maintenance costs rise.
2026 February 18, Paul Clifton, “West of England Line problems laid bare”, in RAIL, page 7:The government has been in a paralysis since it lost its majority in the parliament.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| paralyses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
fowl paralysis · immunoparalysis · pseudoparalysis · iridoparalysis · angioparalysis · paralysis by analysis · general paralysis of the insane · stethoparalysis · Australian paralysis tick · infantile paralysis · hemiparalysis · paralysis tick · chronic bee paralysis virus · vasoparalysis · neuroparalysis · analysis paralysis · tick paralysis · semiparalysis · keraunoparalysis · sleep paralysis · laryngoparalysis · general paralysis · pyjama paralysis · Brown-Séquard's paralysis · paralysis agitans · acroparalysis · telegrapher's paralysis · Chronic bee paralysis virus
Relateds
paralyse · paralyze · -plegia: paraplegia · paresis · quadriplegia etc · paralytic
Synonyms
Translations (107)
sv paralys (loss of muscle control) · sl paraliza (loss of muscle control) · lv paralīze (loss of muscle control) · pt paralisia (state of inability to act) · pl paraliż (loss of muscle control) · ky шал (loss of muscle control) · vo lem (loss of muscle control) · hu parézis (loss of muscle control) · hu bénulás (loss of muscle control) · gv neulheiltys (loss of muscle control) · da lammelse (loss of muscle control) · te పక్షవాతము (loss of muscle control) · sh парали́за (loss of muscle control) · grc παράλυσις (loss of muscle control) · ms kelumpuhan (loss of muscle control) · oc paralisi (state of inability to act) · tg фалаҷ (loss of muscle control) · fa فلج (loss of muscle control) · uz paralich (loss of muscle control) · mn ᠰᠠ (loss of muscle control) · ast parálisis (loss of muscle control) · uz falaj (loss of muscle control) · he שיתוק \ שִׁתּוּק (loss of muscle control) · bg пара́лиза (loss of muscle control) · uk пара́ліч (loss of muscle control) · ur فالِج (loss of muscle control) · hu lebénulás (loss of muscle control) · de Muskellähmung (loss of muscle control) · ja まひ状態 (loss of muscle control) · pt paralisia (loss of muscle control) · is lömun (loss of muscle control) · sh paralíza (loss of muscle control) · la paralysis (loss of muscle control) · hu cselekvésképtelenség (state of inability to act) · kk паралич (loss of muscle control) · ta பக்கவாதம் (loss of muscle control) · fo lammilsi (loss of muscle control) · ru парали́ч (state of inability to act) · mk парали́за (loss of muscle control) · lo ອຳມະພາດ (loss of muscle control) · ca paràlisi (loss of muscle control) · hi लक़वा (loss of muscle control) · ro paralizie (loss of muscle control) · ar شَلَل (loss of muscle control) · kk сал (loss of muscle control) · hi अंगघात (loss of muscle control) · ko 마비 (loss of muscle control) · fo lamningur (loss of muscle control) · ast paralís (loss of muscle control) · pl paraliż (state of inability to act) · it paralisi (loss of muscle control) · et halvatus (loss of muscle control) · fi lamaannus (state of inability to act) · ckb ئیفلیجی (loss of muscle control) · tr felç (loss of muscle control) · de Lähmung (loss of muscle control) · nb lammelse (loss of muscle control) · eo paralizo (loss of muscle control) · de Paralyse (loss of muscle control) · yi פּאַראַליטש (loss of muscle control) · ta பாரிசவாதம் (loss of muscle control) · sl ohromelost (loss of muscle control) · sk ochrnutie (loss of muscle control) · ja 麻痺 (loss of muscle control) · el παράλυση (loss of muscle control) · pl bezwład (loss of muscle control) · sk paralýza (loss of muscle control) · vi liệt (loss of muscle control) · th อัมพาต (loss of muscle control) · uz shol (loss of muscle control) · ka დამბლა (loss of muscle control) · hu paralízis (loss of muscle control) · es parálisis (loss of muscle control) · hy կաթվածահարություն (loss of muscle control) · hi पक्षाघात (loss of muscle control) · cs ochrnutí (loss of muscle control) · ur لَقْوَہ (loss of muscle control) · ky паралич (loss of muscle control) · pl porażenie (loss of muscle control) · pl bezwład (state of inability to act) · fi halvaus (loss of muscle control) · oc paralisi (loss of muscle control) · cmn 癱瘓 /瘫痪 (loss of muscle control) · cmn 麻痹 (loss of muscle control) · hu bénultság (state of inability to act) · hu megbénulás (loss of muscle control) · ru парали́ч (loss of muscle control) · cs paralýza (loss of muscle control) · sq paralizë (loss of muscle control) · bho लकवा (loss of muscle control) · nl verlamming (loss of muscle control) · mn саа (loss of muscle control) · ru парализо́ванность (loss of muscle control) · pl niemoc (state of inability to act) · fr paralysie (loss of muscle control) · crh nüzül (loss of muscle control) · ar فَالَج (loss of muscle control) · hi फ़ालिज (loss of muscle control) · fi lama (state of inability to act) · lt paralyžius (loss of muscle control) · da paralyse (loss of muscle control) · tr inme (loss of muscle control) · az iflic (loss of muscle control) · hu tehetetlenség (state of inability to act) · mi mate rōrā (loss of muscle control) · be пара́ліч (loss of muscle control) · sv förlamning (loss of muscle control)