Synonyms for paralysis
pəˈræl ə sɪs; -ˌsizpara·ly·sis

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1. paralysis, palsynoun

   loss of the ability to move a body part

   Synonyms:
   palsy

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1. paralysisnoun

   Synonyms:
   palsy

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1. paralysisnoun

   Synonyms:
   palsy

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1. List of paraphrases for "paralysis":

   palsy, standstill, deadlock, stalemate, immobility, impasse, polio, gridlock, stagnation, stun

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1. Fred McNeill:

   When Fred Jr. was playing, the worse we ever thought an injury would be would be some major spinal type thing, where Fred Jr.'re carried off in paralysis. That was your worst fear, sitting in the stands. But this ? We didn't know. We didn't see it coming.

2. Jeremy Hunt:

   The issue about an extension is whether that really solves anything, the last thing people in the UK and Europe want is Brexit paralysis. I think people want to move on.

3. Sir Arthur Helps:

   Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order.

4. William LeoGrande:

   There’s a danger ... the Biden administration will fall back into the old habit of a piecemeal, quid pro quo approach in which the United States takes only limited steps and demands Cuban concessions on its internal politics, that’s a formula for paralysis.

5. Marek Chmaj:

   The law cannot work retroactively. So this legislation... is clearly unconstitutional... and could lead to paralysis at the Supreme Court.