Definition of PARALYSIS

paralysis

Meanings

Plural: paralyses

Noun

  • loss of the ability to move a body part
  • The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.
  • A state of being unable to act.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

immobility, palsy

Scrabble Score: 14

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Words With Friends Score: 15

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