Paralyses

verb

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo afflict with paralysis.

2.verbTo make unable to move; to immobilize.

3.verbTo make unable to function properly.

"The transport strike paralysed the city."

4.nounThe complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.

5.nounA state of being unable to act.

"The government has been in a paralysis since it lost its majority in the parliament."

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