Paralysis
noun
The loss of ability to move some or all parts of the body, due to illness or injury.
After the accident, the man suffered from paralysis on his left side.
Often appears as...
- suffer from paralysis
- paralysis of the legs
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Formal
Technical
noun
A state of being unable to function, decide, or act.
The government was in a state of paralysis during the crisis.
Often appears as...
- political paralysis
- paralysis of decision making
noun
The loss of ability to move some or all parts of the body, due to illness or injury.
After the accident, the man suffered from paralysis on his left side.
Often appears as...
- suffer from paralysis
- paralysis of the legs
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A state of being unable to function, decide, or act.
The government was in a state of paralysis during the crisis.
Often appears as...
- political paralysis
- paralysis of decision making
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Mainly used to describe medical issues that prevent body movement.
The stroke resulted in complete paralysis of his right arm.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Permanent
Paralysis can be temporary or permanent, depending on the cause.
Doctors hope the paralysis after the surgery will be temporary.
Pro Tip 3/3Partial or Full
It can refer to complete immobility or just a part of the body.
She experienced partial paralysis in her limbs after the incident.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Mainly used to describe medical issues that prevent body movement.
The stroke resulted in complete paralysis of his right arm.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Permanent
Paralysis can be temporary or permanent, depending on the cause.
Doctors hope the paralysis after the surgery will be temporary.
Pro Tip 3/3Partial or Full
It can refer to complete immobility or just a part of the body.
She experienced partial paralysis in her limbs after the incident.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Mainly used to describe medical issues that prevent body movement.
The stroke resulted in complete paralysis of his right arm.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Permanent
Paralysis can be temporary or permanent, depending on the cause.
Doctors hope the paralysis after the surgery will be temporary.
Pro Tip 3/3Partial or Full
It can refer to complete immobility or just a part of the body.
She experienced partial paralysis in her limbs after the incident.
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The terrors of sleep...
at least once in their life. This panic-inducing episode of coming face-to-face with the creatures from your nightmares can last anywhere from seconds to minutes and may involve visual or auditory hallucinations of an evil spirit or an out-of-body feeling like you're floating. Some have even mistaken sleep paralysis
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If superpowers were...
paralysis, or death, depending on how foamy your blood becomes. Okay, well, let's say you want to fly just a few meters above the ground where you can still see the road signs and breath oxygen with ease. You'll still need goggles and a helmet to protect you from birds, insects, street signs,
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How the coronavirus...
of the world which have literally just stopped functioning the basic principle of economic exchange is not happening because human beings are not in proximity with one another and therefore cannot engage in that so you are seeing a simple paralysis of that which is much
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New bionics let us run,...
if they so choose -- the right to live life without severe depression; the right to see a loved one, in the case of seeing-impaired; or the right to walk or to dance, in the case of limb paralysis or limb amputation. As a society, we can achieve these human rights,
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3 clues to understanding...
How do you unlearn the learned paralysis, so you can relieve him of this excruciating, clenching spasm of the phantom arm? Well, we said, what if you now send the command to the phantom, but give him visual feedback that it's obeying his command, right?
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Sleep Paralysis PIPE...
numerous terrifying nighttime visitations where one time or place might find witches demons ghosts and spirits as an explanation for sleep paralysis it's possible at 21st century Americans might find technologically advanced areas as an explanation
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Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
paralysis the cockroach and then it snakes its stinger into the brain of the cockroach where it has special censors so that it can grope around the brain and find exactly the part that is responsible for generating the motivation for movement.
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The paradox of choice PIPE...
You really want to get the decision right if it's for all eternity, right? You don't want to pick the wrong mutual fund or wrong salad dressing. So that's one effect. The second effect is that, even if we manage to overcome the paralysis
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Comparing the Spectacled...
powerful neurotoxic venom which brings on paralysis and if untreated death although not as lethal as the russell's viper rom reckons that india spectacled Cobra may account for up to 30% of
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Born 4 Months Early,...
of the doctors said that there was an 80% chance she would either die or develop serious disabilities everything from blindness to paralysis to ventilator deafness trouble palsy intestinal
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The terrors of sleep...
at least once in their life. This panic-inducing episode of coming face-to-face with the creatures from your nightmares can last anywhere from seconds to minutes and may involve visual or auditory hallucinations of an evil spirit or an out-of-body feeling like you're floating. Some have even mistaken sleep paralysis
Video examples
If superpowers were...
paralysis, or death, depending on how foamy your blood becomes. Okay, well, let's say you want to fly just a few meters above the ground where you can still see the road signs and breath oxygen with ease. You'll still need goggles and a helmet to protect you from birds, insects, street signs,
Video examples
How the coronavirus...
of the world which have literally just stopped functioning the basic principle of economic exchange is not happening because human beings are not in proximity with one another and therefore cannot engage in that so you are seeing a simple paralysis of that which is much
Video examples
New bionics let us run,...
if they so choose -- the right to live life without severe depression; the right to see a loved one, in the case of seeing-impaired; or the right to walk or to dance, in the case of limb paralysis or limb amputation. As a society, we can achieve these human rights,
Video examples
3 clues to understanding...
How do you unlearn the learned paralysis, so you can relieve him of this excruciating, clenching spasm of the phantom arm? Well, we said, what if you now send the command to the phantom, but give him visual feedback that it's obeying his command, right?
Video examples
Sleep Paralysis PIPE...
numerous terrifying nighttime visitations where one time or place might find witches demons ghosts and spirits as an explanation for sleep paralysis it's possible at 21st century Americans might find technologically advanced areas as an explanation
Video examples
Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
paralysis the cockroach and then it snakes its stinger into the brain of the cockroach where it has special censors so that it can grope around the brain and find exactly the part that is responsible for generating the motivation for movement.
Video examples
The paradox of choice PIPE...
You really want to get the decision right if it's for all eternity, right? You don't want to pick the wrong mutual fund or wrong salad dressing. So that's one effect. The second effect is that, even if we manage to overcome the paralysis
Video examples
Comparing the Spectacled...
powerful neurotoxic venom which brings on paralysis and if untreated death although not as lethal as the russell's viper rom reckons that india spectacled Cobra may account for up to 30% of
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Born 4 Months Early,...
of the doctors said that there was an 80% chance she would either die or develop serious disabilities everything from blindness to paralysis to ventilator deafness trouble palsy intestinal
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Diana Nyad
American Author
The most venomous animal that lives in the ocean is the box jellyfish. And every one of those barbs is sending that venom into this central nervous system. So first I feel like boiling hot oil I've been dipped in. And I'm yelling out, 'Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Help me! Somebody help me!' And the next thing is paralysis.
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Naveen Jain
Indian Businessman
The truth is, what Americans enjoy about football is much of what makes the sport dangerous. However, I believe there must be a way to find the art of success and vitality in football, without the driving the level of impact that causes serious risk of head trauma, paralysis and other life-changing injuries.
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Jack Antonoff
American Musician
Social paralysis is strong and stands firmly in the way of change on the ground level. As allies, we have to prepare ourselves to step into the fire when necessary, even - and especially - when said fire is merely a still-lit cigarette tossed carelessly onto the street.
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Anna D. Shapiro
American Director
I'm getting less and less interested in the problems of youth. I'm much more interested in the idea of emotional paralysis, and I find myself less interested in work that doesn't have anything to do with a conversation about the world.
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John Piper
American Clergyman
I owe my life and hope to the gospel. Without it I would still be strutting with racist pride, or I would be suffering the moral paralysis of 'white guilt.' But the gospel has an answer to both pride and guilt.
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Barkha Dutt
Indian Journalist
When passion turns to paralysis, when our bodies stop listening to our brains, when a fatal disease sucks our insides out, will we then decide that death may well be an act of kindness?
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Susan Orlean
American Journalist
Unlimited choice is paralyzing. The Internet has made this form of paralysis due to option overload a standard feature of comfortable modern life.
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Jane Siberry
Canadian Musician
We live in a world where the laws are getting so tight that management has changed to micro-management to quantum-management to paralysis.
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Harold S. Geneen
British Businessman
He suffered from paralysis by analysis.
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The Weeknd
Canadian Musician
I've had sleep paralysis.
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Diana Nyad
American Author
The most venomous animal that lives in the ocean is the box jellyfish. And every one of those barbs is sending that venom into this central nervous system. So first I feel like boiling hot oil I've been dipped in. And I'm yelling out, 'Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Help me! Somebody help me!' And the next thing is paralysis.
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Naveen Jain
Indian Businessman
The truth is, what Americans enjoy about football is much of what makes the sport dangerous. However, I believe there must be a way to find the art of success and vitality in football, without the driving the level of impact that causes serious risk of head trauma, paralysis and other life-changing injuries.
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Jack Antonoff
American Musician
Social paralysis is strong and stands firmly in the way of change on the ground level. As allies, we have to prepare ourselves to step into the fire when necessary, even - and especially - when said fire is merely a still-lit cigarette tossed carelessly onto the street.
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Anna D. Shapiro
American Director
I'm getting less and less interested in the problems of youth. I'm much more interested in the idea of emotional paralysis, and I find myself less interested in work that doesn't have anything to do with a conversation about the world.
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John Piper
American Clergyman
I owe my life and hope to the gospel. Without it I would still be strutting with racist pride, or I would be suffering the moral paralysis of 'white guilt.' But the gospel has an answer to both pride and guilt.
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Barkha Dutt
Indian Journalist
When passion turns to paralysis, when our bodies stop listening to our brains, when a fatal disease sucks our insides out, will we then decide that death may well be an act of kindness?
Quote examples
Susan Orlean
American Journalist
Unlimited choice is paralyzing. The Internet has made this form of paralysis due to option overload a standard feature of comfortable modern life.
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Jane Siberry
Canadian Musician
We live in a world where the laws are getting so tight that management has changed to micro-management to quantum-management to paralysis.
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Harold S. Geneen
British Businessman
He suffered from paralysis by analysis.
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The Weeknd
Canadian Musician
I've had sleep paralysis.
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