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# paralysis

«paralysis» in Mova's school dictionary: **Loss of the ability to move some or all of the body…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (paralysis, uncountable; plural paralyses, rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Loss of the ability to move some or all of the body, usually because of injury or illness to the nerves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paralysis/#m1)

2) A state of not being able to act, decide or work: "a paralysis of fear", "traffic paralysis". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paralysis/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In health and science, paralysis happens when nerves or the spinal cord are damaged; many people with paralysis use wheelchairs and live full lives. In news, snow or strikes can cause paralysis of transport. In stories, a character may feel paralysis from fear.

### examples

- After the accident he had paralysis in his legs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paralysis/#x1)
- Polio once caused paralysis in many children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paralysis/#x2)
- The snowstorm caused paralysis on the roads. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paralysis/#x3)
- She stood in a paralysis of fear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paralysis/#x4)
- Some spiders' bites cause paralysis in insects. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paralysis/#x5)
- Many athletes with paralysis compete in the Paralympics. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paralysis/#x6)

### note

Usually uncountable. Verb: paralyse (UK), paralyze (US); adjective: paralysed / paralyzed. Speak respectfully: say "a person with paralysis", and remember that many disabled people live active lives.

### In the corpora

- [Polio can cause paralysis; vaccination has made it rare, and the wild virus is still found mainly in Pakistan and Afghanistan.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/29-vaccinations-and-why/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «paralysis» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paralysis/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.