paralyzed
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈpærəˌlaɪzd/
- US
:
paralizado
- I was single, making good money, but I was paralyzed by fear.
Thousands of bargain drinkers become paralyzed, blind or even die.
- Thousands of bargain drinkers become paralyzed, blind or even die.
- So don't be paralyzed by fear of things going wrong.
- How do you move forward when you are paralyzed, you know, when you are addicted?
- So people who have damage to the cerebellum aren't paralyzed, but they tend to be clumsy.
- Now, some people actually experience waking up being fully paralyzed and hallucinating.
- And that's the virtuous consciousness that finds itself paralyzed.
- But even to this day when I feel like I'm stuck, I'm paralyzed.
- Now, when you have that fear of death staring at you, you're paralyzed.
- For not succumbing to the noise, to refusing to be paralyzed by indecision.
- But the, the dynamic in Washington became so, so frozen, so paralyzed.
- and then she says. But I'm paralyzed because
- And I've been completely paralysed from taking that on.
- So like one time a little girl got paralyzed in the situation, right?
Examples
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This individual was seen as a partially paralyzed individual receiving care in the hospital.
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For not succumbing to the noise, to refusing to be paralyzed by indecision.
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Just completely just paralyzed by pain.
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Often we get paralyzed with perfection.
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So a stroke on the right might leave you paralyzed on the left.
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So don't be paralyzed by fear of things going wrong.
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The sudden noise paralyzed her with fear, leaving her unable to move.
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After the accident, he was paralyzed from the waist down and required assistance to get around.
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She felt paralyzed by doubt when it came time to express her opinion during the meeting.
Synonyms
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2.3
Having a long-term physical or mental condition that limits movement and daily activities
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2.0
Not able to act or protect yourself
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4.4
Not able to move or be moved, like a statue
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8.0
Having no movement or feeling in the lower body because of a spine injury
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7.2
Relating to loss of movement in part of the body
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9.9
Having muscles that shake or cannot move
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2.8
Unable to move because of fear or shock
Relating to or causing a loss of movement in part of the body
Having partial paralysis that makes movement weak
Having partial loss of movement in both legs
Cannot be moved physically or in opinion
Unable to move or act normally after illness such as an injury
Antonyms
How Paralyzed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Paralyzed comes from Greek parts para- meaning 'beside' and lysis meaning 'loosen'. A helpful image is muscles that are so 'loose' they let go and you cannot move or act, so paralyzed means unable to move or act.