paralysis
/pəˈræləsɪs/
noun
- The loss of the ability to move part or all of the body, often due to injury or illness.
- Modern medicine offers hope for people with spinal cord paralysis.
- The patient suffered partial paralysis after the stroke.
- Polio can cause permanent paralysis in children.
- A state of being unable to act, function, or make progress, often because of fear, confusion, or external factors.
- Political paralysis prevented the government from passing any new laws.
- The company experienced a paralysis of decision-making during the crisis.
- She felt a paralysis of fear when she had to speak in front of the crowd.
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