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- [par-uh-lahyz]
- /ˈpær əˌlaɪz/
- /ˈpær.əl.aɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [par-uh-lahyz]
- /ˈpær əˌlaɪz/
Definitions of paralyzed word
- verb with object paralyzed to affect with paralysis. 1
- verb with object paralyzed to bring to a condition of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act: The strike paralyzed communications. 1
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Origin of paralyzed
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
1795-1805; back formation from paralysis, modeled on analyze
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Parts of speech for Paralyzed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
paralyzed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
paralyzed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for paralyzed
adj paralyzed
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- apoplectic — If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something.
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- at rest — not moving; still
- atonic — (of a syllable, word, etc) carrying no stress; unaccented
verb paralyzed
- callused — Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- demilitarized — Declared free of all military activity.
- disenabled — Simple past tense and past participle of disenable.
- disfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of disfranchise.
- etherized — Simple past tense and past participle of etherize.
adjective paralyzed
- deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
- enervated — Cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.
- forceless — Without force.
- neurasthenic — pertaining to or suffering from neurasthenia.
- numb — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
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