Definition of PARALYSIS

paralysis

Plural: paralyses

Noun

  • loss of the ability to move a body part
  • The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.
  • A state of being unable to act.

Examples

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

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paralysis, from Ancient Greek παράλυσις (parálusis, “palsy”), from παραλύω (paralúō, “to disable on one side”). By surface analysis, para- + -lysis. Doublet of palsy.

Synonyms

palsy, immobility

Scrabble Score: 14

paralysis: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
paralysis: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
paralysis: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

paralysis: valid Words With Friends Word