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noun being unable to move your body or a part of it ADJ. complete | partial | instant The snake's venom induces instant paralysis. | permanent | infantile VERB + PARALYSIS be struck with | suffer from | cause, induce PARALYSIS + VERB spread He had been crippled by a rare type of paralysis spreading from his ankle. being unable to work in the normal way ADJ. complete Strike leaders claimed ‘almost complete paralysis’ in the ports and mines. | emotional, political
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