🦽paralysis

Meaning

Loss of the ability to move in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness or injury.

the loss of the ability to move part or all of the body; complete inability to act or function

Example Sentences

The accident left him with partial paralysis.

The accident left him with paralysis in his legs.

Example Expressions

analysis paralysis

Synonyms

immobility, disablement, infirmity, numbness, disability, incapacitation, palsy

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immobility, disablement, infirmity, numbness

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immobility, disability, incapacitation, palsy

Antonyms

movement, activity, mobility, function

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movement, activity, mobility

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mobility, movement, function, activity

Collocations

partial paralysis, total paralysis, temporary paralysis, cause paralysis, spinal paralysis, complete paralysis

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partial paralysis, total paralysis, temporary paralysis, cause paralysis

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spinal paralysis, complete paralysis, temporary paralysis