Paralyzes

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

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

2.nounA state of being unable to act.

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

3.verbTo afflict with paralysis.

4.verbTo render unable to move; to immobilize.

5.verbTo render unable to function properly.

"The transport strike paralyzed the city."

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