paralysis
The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a living body, such as one or more limbsThe complete loss of voluntary control of part of a living body, such as one or more limbs.
» Yanni had sleep paralysis very often.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a living body, such as one or more limbs.
Paralyse, Lähmung, Muskellähmung
парали́чparalíč, парализо́ванностьparalizóvannostʹ
пара́лічparálič
loss of the ability to move a body part
(countable, uncountable)A state of being unable to act.
The government has been in a paralysis since it lost its majority in the parliament.
парали́чparalíč
Examples
21 sentencesYanni had sleep paralysis very often.
Ziri saw that during sleep paralysis.
Ziri had a sleep paralysis hallucination.
Ziri endured horrible sleep-paralysis nightmares.
There have been several cases of infantile paralysis.
deEs gab einige Fälle von Kinderlähmung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin paralysis, from Ancient Greek παράλυσις (parálusis, “palsy”), from παρBorrowed 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.
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Forms
plural: paralysesSynonyms
2 synonyms- loss of the ability to move a body part:palsy
Word family
27 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable