paralysis

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• (US) IPA ^(key): /pəˈræləsəs/

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Noun

Singular paralysis

Plural paralyses

1. (uncountable) Paralysis is the inability to move.

   The injuries were only millimetres from causing paralysis and death.

   Sleep paralysis is when you wake up from sleep but you still can't move.

   What is the cause of India's policy paralysis, which is undermining its future.