'Paralysis' definitions:
Definition of 'paralysis'
(from WordNet)
noun
Loss of the ability to move a body part [syn: paralysis, palsy]
Definition of 'Paralysis'
From: GCIDE
- Paralysis \Pa*ral"y*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. para`lysis, fr. paraly`ein to loosen, dissolve, or disable at the side; para` beside + ly`ein to loosen. See Para-, and Loose, and cf. Palsy.] (Med.) Abolition of function, whether complete or partial; esp., the loss of the power of voluntary motion, with or without that of sensation, in any part of the body; palsy. See Hemiplegia, and Paraplegia. Also used figuratively; as, paralysis of the will. "Utter paralysis of memory." --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
- Mischievous practices arising out of the paralysis of the powers of ownership. --Duke of Argyll (1887). [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'paralysis'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a wise passiveness,
- abscess,
- ague,
- anemia,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- apnea,
- apoplexy,
- asphyxiation,
- asthma,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- backache,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- catalepsy,
- cataplexy,
- chill,
- chills,
- colic,
- constipation,
- contemplation,
- contemplative life,
- convulsion,
- coughing,
- cyanosis,
- diarrhea,
- diplegia,
- dizziness,
- do-nothing policy,
- do-nothingism,
- do-nothingness,
- dormancy,
- dropsy,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- fainting,
- fatigue,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- flux,
- growth,
- hemiplegia,
- hemorrhage,
- high blood pressure,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- idleness,
- immobility,
- inaction,
- inactivity,
- indigestion,
- indolence,
- inertia,
- inertness,
- infantile paralysis,
- inflammation,
- insomnia,
- itching,
- jaundice,
- labored breathing,
- laissez-aller,
- laissez-faire,
- laissez-faireism,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- marasmus,
- meditation,
- nasal discharge,
- nausea,
- necrosis,
- neutralism,
- neutrality,
- neutralness,
- noninvolvement,
- nonparticipation,
- nonresistance,
- nonviolence,
- nonviolent resistance,
- pacifism,
- pain,
- palsy,
- paraplegia,
- paresis,
- passive resistance,
- passive self-annihilation,
- passiveness,
- passivism,
- passivity,
- policy,
- polio,
- poliomyelitis,
- procrastination,
- pruritus,
- quiescence,
- quietism,
- rash,
- rheum,
- sclerosis,
- seizure,
- sensory paralysis,
- shock,
- skin eruption,
- sneezing,
- sore,
- spasm,
- stagnancy,
- stagnation,
- standpattism,
- stasis,
- stroke,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- tumor,
- upset stomach,
- vegetation,
- vertigo,
- vita contemplativa,
- vomiting,
- waiting game,
- wasting,
- watching and waiting